Back in June 2020, rioting in D.C. sparked by, among other things, the false narrative that George Floyd was "murdered" by police rather than done in by his own drug us, Trump brought in troops to help quell the violence. He was attacked by those like the Wicked Witch of the West, Nancy Pelosi, as well as by some military officers. Actual rioting and destruction was taking place which overwhelmed local police and clearly was enabled by D.C.'s moronic mayor. To be even more clear, destructive violence and threats to human life was taking place at the time.
Fast forward to the present. 25,000+ troops have been brought into D.C. with the complete approval of those same people that derided Trump, despite the fact that no violence is taking place. The narrative is that it must be done to thwart the violent intentions of...wait for it...the Cult of Trump! Yeah. They're a clear and present danger. Sure. Lefties lying again.
To be sure, due to the valid concerns about a stolen election, due to constant derision by leftists of inferior character (I know...that smacks of redundancy..."leftists", "inferior character"), due to promises of doing away with all the great policies enacted by Trump which have vastly improved life for all Americans, as well as now known plans to re-institute policies which were proven failures, as well as constant rhetoric suggesting a level of fascism never before seen in this nation, one would be justified in believing victims of all this hatred from the left would not be tolerated forever. But the history of such actions from the right is scant to say the least.
I agree with those who see this military buildup as a threat by this administration to those who disagree with them. All indicators suggest it's a more than valid fear. Trump...the man attacked as Hitler-like...never did anything like this. He attacked a miscreant leftist-press, but never, like Obama, did anything more than call them out. But now we're hearing and seeing all sorts of nasty things which are distinctly threatening to one segment of our society simply for opposing the new regime.
If only Trump didn't tweet so much.
Sidebar: I also agree with those who've said ordering in 25,000+ troops was the only way Biden could get more than a dozen people to show up for his inauguration.
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I'm just checking. You ARE aware that recently a group of people calling themselves pro-Trump took violent action in the Capitol building ... right? I mean, while we're agreed that violence is not the norm for the right, perhaps, there are certainly violent people on the right that are so concerned about Biden and Harris that they might resort to more violence, right?
25,000 troops worth? That's funny.
I have no doubt that among the center-right population of this country there are sure to be a few wackjobs. Law of averages. But enough to justify a contingent that large? As our new president would say, "C'mon, man!"
As to those who took violent action in the Capitol building, there are still questions regarding just who was committing the violence. No doubt Trump supporters were in there, but which "threw the first stone" as it were? Trump supporters, or lefties posing as Trump supporters? That's an open question and it matters as regards the escalation that led to a few dead. Mob mentality can overtake reason regardless of who is within its influence.
Tucker Carlson showed a clip of a couple of dudes entering the House (I think) chamber (could have been the senate chamber...I couldn't see the entire room). One of them facing the camera was the dude with the horns and face-painting, another was a uniformed person (security or cop...not sure. let's call him a cop for now). The horned dude was calm, bidding hello to at least whomever was filming and the cop was not the least bit visibly agitated. Up against the structure from where Pelosi (or McConnel) runs things, sat a dude with a thick drawl holding the side of his head. The cop asked him if he needed medical attention, and he said he was good, but that he got shot in the face with some kind of plastic bullet (his words). The cop asked him if he was up to no good (paraphrasing here) and he replied that he was just there to make sure no one trashed the place. Meanwhile, the guy with the Viking look sat in the speaker's chair. The cop said (paraphrasing again), "C'mon dude, this is like a sacred place. Come down from there." The Viking dude said, "OK".
The point was that among this tiny crowd of people (compared against the vast sea of Trump supporters still listening to the end of his speech) there was an even smaller group actually doing any kind of damage. I'm not defending anyone here. They all deserve some kind of legal consequence for entering as a part of the mob, regardless of what they actually did. This goes for another guy I saw in an interview who spoke of joining in some of them who gathered to pray.
Thus, despite the tragic deaths that occurred, unless there is some confirmed intel related to specific people, who number in the thousands, 25,000 troops were not there to protect anyone as much as to warn those not enamored with the incoming administration who's in charge. As we've already been seeing, they direct that warning to Trump supporters and anyone who is not down with the program, as destructive of our nation and its culture as it clearly is going to be.
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