Sunday, January 10, 2021

Associated Press — The unfolding of “home-grown fascism“ in Capitol assault

Why this important besides being a blow-by-blow account? 

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Ordinary people, seeing the violence on television, and reading accounts like this in their daily paper are incredulous that the United States could come to this.

Associated Press
The unfolding of “home-grown fascism“ in Capitol assault

Capitol police were overrun, “left naked“ against rioters

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5 comments:

Peter Pan said...

They'll be incredulous to learn that America is not a democracy, but a one-party state.

lastgreek said...

"Ordinary people, seeing the violence on television, and reading accounts like this in their daily paper are incredulous that the United States could come to this."

I am incredulous that Trump is still president afer his call for inserrection against, increduously enough, his own government!

And, Tom, Dershowitz is full of it. I've seen him in two debates -- one where he debated Norman Finkelstein and another where he debated a black pastor. Not only was he intellectually humiliated in both of those debates, but he left you with the impression of 'My God, he's a Harvard law profosser? He's a clown."

lastgreek said...

"insurrection." :(

lastgreek said...

"professor" :(

Peter Pan said...

Coup, no.
Insurrection, no.
Riot, yes.
Lynch mob, if only.