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Steve Rasmussen's avatar

I look at Jan 6th from a psychological point of view. Here we have a sociopath (APD), Trump creating an atmosphere of post-truth among his followers in a ploy to have his obsequious fans do his dirty work when required. This is known as narcissistic triangulation. Trump is suffering from the victimized bully syndrome and convinced his followers to emulate that trait in themselves. Trump is their role model, so it became easy for them to emulate him. Victimhood, of course is a major part of fascism, so Trump's use of this tool is another data point that Trump uses fascist politics. Trump's sycophants stormed the Capitol, believing that Trump had won the election. They believed a sociopath, not knowing that sociopaths are inveterate liars. When 74 million people have a lunatic as a hero, crazy things will happen, and reality gets turned on its head. You end up with a post-truth hellscape like Jan 6th.

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Richard Haimann's avatar

I would agree. Jan. 6 was an attempted coup, or self-coup. It lacked the support and participation of the military on behalf of the coup leader (Trump), hence its failure.

In 2024, when the republican party contests the results of a presidential election they fail to win with greater vigor, and republican led states enact their new legislation to throw out their popular votes and install their electors, and angry voters take to the streets while congress hems and haws over their course of action, where the mitary falls - support of the popularly elected candidate or support of the candidate with more electors due to state legislatures actions, will determine the outcome of the next coup.

The writing is on the wall. The next presidential election outcome will very likely be established via coup. The cat is out of the bag. One party in America has seen that it is possible to take power via coup if electoral strategies fail them. Jan. 6 failed, but came within an hour of capturing congress persons, which would have required the military to make a choice - support Trump, or support some members of congress.

For the next attempt, expect better organization.

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