Jan 20th, Inauguration Day

donquixote99 · #1 01-13-2021, 12:29 PM

Not so much. I think Trump has hit his high water mark.

HarmanKardon · #2 01-13-2021, 12:41 PM

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Not so much. I think Trump has hit his high water mark.

The Washington authorities are not as relaxed as you, dq. But I really really hope that you are right. I hope that the huge quantity of police/military presence does in a way act as a deterrent.

RickeyM · #3 01-13-2021, 12:58 PM

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The Washington authorities are not as relaxed as you, dq. But I really really hope that you are right. I hope that the huge quantity of police/military presence does in a way act as a deterrent.

Going up against 400 or so Capitol Police with inside help is one thing. Going up against 20,000 regular army and NG is another thing. Now what the MAGA militia will do at other locations remains to be seen.

HarmanKardon · #4 01-13-2021, 01:10 PM

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Going up against 400 or so Capitol Police with inside help is one thing. Going up against 20,000 regular army and NG is another thing. Now what the MAGA militia will do at other locations remains to be seen.

What is worrying pretty much is the fact that the Gun shops have been flourishing in the last days remarkably. I am just a stupid little boy from across the big pond but my impression is that statistically almost every Amercian citizen (not just the regular Maga moron) is an owner of a gun. Thinking of that, and thinking of the extremely explosive atmosphere in the society, I must comment that a sort of civil war in the follwoing days and weeks is not completely unlikely.

Chicks · #5 01-13-2021, 01:29 PM

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What is worrying pretty much is the fact that the Gun shops have been flourishing in the last days remarkably. I am just a stupid little boy from across the big pond but my impression is that statistically almost every Amercian citizen (not just the regular Maga moron) is an owner of a gun.

I've never owned a gun in my life. No one in my immediate family has either, nor do most of the people I associate with. Literate folks here are just like literate folks in Europe.

HarmanKardon · #6 01-13-2021, 01:45 PM

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I've never owned a gun in my life. No one in my immediate family has either, nor do most of the people I associate with. Literate folks here are just like literate folks in Europe.

Sure Chicks. And this is the reason why I am still in this forum.

d-ray657 · #7 01-13-2021, 08:03 PM

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Sure Chicks. And this is the reason why I am still in this forum.

So do your friends and family see Trump as an aberration and not representative of rational Americans?

Human · #8 01-13-2021, 02:05 PM

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my impression is that statistically almost every Amercian citizen (not just the regular Maga moron) is an owner of a gun.

About 33% of Americans actually own guns.

However, those who are gun owners often own one more than one (I'm unaware of any limit on the number a person can own) so the number of guns in the US actually exceeds the population of the US. So I could see how people might think we are all gun owners.

donquixote99 · #9 01-13-2021, 06:18 PM

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The Washington authorities are not as relaxed as you, dq. But I really really hope that you are right. I hope that the huge quantity of police/military presence does in a way act as a deterrent.

That deterrent is a big part if why I think not so many will turn out for the next phase of the rebellion. But in the somewhat longer view, I'm not relaxed at all. The country is fractured, without a unifying vision. This will lead to further trouble I fear.