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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[josh]

[Kam]

http://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/this-cult-is-ruining-peoples-lives

I didn't like this. 

The rest of us should look at her and feel pity and compassion. The Christine Priolas of the world have become enemies of democracy—but they are also victims. And saving America means saving them, too.

Who is the "us"?  Why is she a victim? Why do they always start with the excuse-making when white people do something crazy?  Stop that now!   

[LarryBnDC]

Credit the current administration for the show of force ahead of the next three days' events.

Wow...


“We don’t die, we multiply!”

[LarryBnDC]

Let me remind you - there have been MANY threats on the current President's life. 

Did they build a fortress when Reagan was shot?  No.  They changed tactics.

If a half swift someone wanted to bomb the inauguration they would.  No fence will change this.  Its the tactical changes that make it tougher - and thus necessitates a much swifter mind.

Brah...

[LarryBnDC]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-civilrights-exclusive/exclusive-long-withheld-pentagon-survey-shows-widespread-racial-discrimination-harassment-idUSKBN29J1N1

2017 - a long time for the Pentagon to withhold this info.

“I’ll take, ‘What Black folks been telling you’ for $1600 Alex.”

[LarryBnDC]

http://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/this-cult-is-ruining-peoples-lives

I didn't like this. 

The rest of us should look at her and feel pity and compassion. The Christine Priolas of the world have become enemies of democracy—but they are also victims. And saving America means saving them, too.

Who is the "us"?  Why is she a victim? Why do they always start with the excuse-making when white people do something crazy?  Stop that now!   

Not all white people.

[Kam]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/16/nra-donor-bankruptcy-dave-dellaquila-wayne-lapierre

A challenge to the NRA's bankruptcy from a major donor.

[Kam]

http://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/this-cult-is-ruining-peoples-lives

I didn't like this. 

The rest of us should look at her and feel pity and compassion. The Christine Priolas of the world have become enemies of democracy—but they are also victims. And saving America means saving them, too.

Who is the "us"?  Why is she a victim? Why do they always start with the excuse-making when white people do something crazy?  Stop that now!   

Not all white people.

What is your point?

[josh]

[josh]

http://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/this-cult-is-ruining-peoples-lives

I didn't like this. 

The rest of us should look at her and feel pity and compassion. The Christine Priolas of the world have become enemies of democracy—but they are also victims. And saving America means saving them, too.

Who is the "us"?  Why is she a victim? Why do they always start with the excuse-making when white people do something crazy?  Stop that now!   

Not all white people.

What is your point?

I think he's echoing the folks who accuse him of labeling all white people when he says something akin to that.

I think it's irony.

[josh]

It finishes:
..."that requires you to shut up about what I did" part.

[Kam]

http://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/this-cult-is-ruining-peoples-lives

I didn't like this. 

The rest of us should look at her and feel pity and compassion. The Christine Priolas of the world have become enemies of democracy—but they are also victims. And saving America means saving them, too.

Who is the "us"?  Why is she a victim? Why do they always start with the excuse-making when white people do something crazy?  Stop that now!   

Not all white people.

What is your point?

I think he's echoing the folks who accuse him of labeling all white people when he says something akin to that.

I think it's irony.

Seems like a weird post to respond to with irony.  The post has nothing to do with "all whites" its about whitewashing a white person's motives and motivations. 

We could discuss it or we could respond like sullen teenagers.

[josh]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-intelligence-warning/2021/01/15/c8b50744-5742-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

From the article: In a 12-page report on Jan. 3, the intelligence unit of the congressional police force described how thousands of enraged protesters, egged on by Trump and flanked by white supremacists and extreme militia groups, were likely to stream into Washington armed for battle.

This time, the focus of their ire would be members of Congress, the report said.

“Supporters of the current president see January 6, 2021, as the last opportunity to overturn the results of the presidential election,” according to the memo, portions of which were obtained by The Washington Post. “This sense of desperation and disappointment may lead to more of an incentive to become violent. Unlike previous post-election protests, the targets of the pro-Trump supporters are not necessarily the counter-protesters as they were previously, but rather Congress itself is the target on the 6th.”

The internal report — which does not appear to have been shared widely with other law enforcement agencies, including the FBI — was among a number of flags that security experts say should have alerted officials to the high security risks on Jan. 6.

[bodiddley]

Iran's Ayatollahs still want Israel tossed into the sea and America to die, with suicide murder a blessed death. 
Most of the Gulf states have adopted a modern more realistic approach.
Recognizing Israel's right to exist and seeing the US as a friend.
Their are no death to America celebrations in Saudi Arabia.

What about Palestinian rights?  What about a Palestinian right to have a state, which is the only way to have rights and end their
colonial status.  Even an Israeli human rights group finally denounced the current situation as apartheid. 
________________________________________________________________________
SA?
11 of the 12 hijacking terrorists who attacked NYC and Wash DC on Sept 11 were Saudis.
O bin Laden, our arch-enemy who funded and organized the attack, was from one of Saudi Arabia's wealthiest families.
The Saudis spread fundamentalist Wahhabi Islam all over the Muslim world, particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan, with their largess,
setting up religious schools and funding teachers etc.  This is a large part of the radical Islam we are fighting all over the globe.

Saudi Arabia is also a repressive society supporting other dictatorships in the ME vs. people's rights and democracy.
The Saudis are antithetical to US interests.  They are or should be our enemy except we have too many business deals and major companies
making huge profits there (oil companies and weapons of death merchants).  They do love our money.

[kidcarter8]

Let me remind you - there have been MANY threats on the current President's life. 

Did they build a fortress when Reagan was shot?  No.  They changed tactics.

If a half swift someone wanted to bomb the inauguration they would.  No fence will change this.  Its the tactical changes that make it tougher - and thus necessitates a much swifter mind.

And you attribute a “swift mind” to Trump?

Done with Trump.