Tag: Jan 6th 2022

America

It’s January 6 and the Warning Lights Are Flashing Red

Law enforcement use a smoke grenade in attempt to push back protesters at the U.S. Capitol building during a protest in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Capitol was placed under lockdown and Vice President Mike Pence left the floor of Congress as hundreds of protesters swarmed past barricades surrounding the building where lawmakers were debating Joe Biden's victory in the Electoral College. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

When the media declares situations like this are “normal” and declares it’s “news”. When Jan 6th is described as “resistence” and a progressive  movement you know American Democracy is being redefined and all its weaknesses laid to bare.

The fortunate thing is that we don’t need to know precisely what the future holds. History, and the presence of 20 million assault rifles in America, provides us with enough data to know the outlines of what’s ahead if we continue to pretend that nightmares are for other countries, not ours.

Source: It’s January 6 and the Warning Lights Are Flashing Red

Trump

Trump’s coup failed — but January 6 was a success | Salon.com

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol building following a "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. A large group of protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

History does Repeat!

So many people feel it’s in their individual interests not to stop fascism that they’re failing to see that the long-term collective interest is in doing something to stop this — before it’s too late. Many historians and researchers see strong parallels between January 6 and Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, in which the Nazi leader and a couple of thousand followers tried to overthrow the Weimar Republic. Hitler failed, and much of the press treated the attempt like a joke. But it ended up being a galvanizing moment for Nazis to move forward and seize power through legal means. The same thing is playing out now, with Republicans rewriting state election laws and purging election officials who are disloyal to the fascist cause. It’s all with an eye towards making sure that, next time Trump wants to be declared the winner of an election he lost, there’s no one to stop him. Every day that plan isn’t thwarted, he gets closer to success. One year later, time is only running out.

Source: Trump’s coup failed — but January 6 was a success | Salon.com

Biden

January 6 anniversary: Biden blames Trump’s ‘web of lies’ to blame for Capitol riots

Joe Biden spoke for 30 minutes; while he did not mention Donald Trump by name, it was his toughest attack yet on his predecessor.

While Trump backed down due to the fact the Media weren’t about to give him the attention he wanted Biden stepped up and demonstrated that he was a President yet again,

In his strongest attack on Trump since taking office, the Democrat leader also renewed warnings about the ongoing threat by superpowers China and Russia, who were “betting that democracy’s days are numbered”. “We must decide what kind of nation we are going to be,” Biden said. “Are we going to be a nation that accepts political violence as a norm? Are we going to be a nation where we allow partisan election officials to overturn the legally expressed will of the people?” “We cannot allow ourselves to be that kind of nation. The way forward is to recognise the truth and to live by it.”

Source: January 6 anniversary: Biden blames Trump’s ‘web of lies’ to blame for Capitol riots

Trumpsters

Trump Continues to Incite the Violent Extremist Movement of January 6 – Mother Jones

Trump also made clear, however, that he will not cease inciting the insurrectionist movement—whose animating lie, that the 2020 election was “stolen” through fraud, continues to stir threats of far-right extremist violence. According to a report from the Department of Homeland Security shared on January 3 with various US law enforcement and intelligence agencies, “threat actors will try to exploit” the January 6 anniversary “to promote or possibly commit violence.” The DHS report cites extremist material circulating online, including flyers calling for renewed attacks on the seat of American government: “This was just the beginning,” one says, featuring an image of rioters inside the Capitol Building a year ago, doctored with blood splatter. “Reunion on Capitol Hill January 6 2022,” it further reads.

Source: Trump Continues to Incite the Violent Extremist Movement of January 6 – Mother Jones

Uncategorized

Media Watchdogs Warn Networks Against Uncritical Airing of ‘Big Lie’ Trump Event

Trump

“Donald Trump’s January 6 press event should be recognized for what it is: an opportunity for Trump to lie to downplay the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and set up his 2024 presidential campaign,” said Angelo Carusone, president of watchdog Media Matters for America, in a Monday statement. He stressed that “it is critical that news networks do the right thing—refuse to carry it live, so they do not uncritically promote the lies and disinformation that is generated from Trump’s speech in real time.” “Trump has a well-established pattern of lying every time he opens his mouth,” Carusone noted. “He has also had ample opportunities to weigh in on the insurrection—including when Fox hosts begged Trump to take action in real time to stop the riot. To give Trump a platform to spread lies and misinformation on this tragic anniversary would be to repeat the very mistakes that helped foment the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in the first place.”

Source: Media Watchdogs Warn Networks Against Uncritical Airing of ‘Big Lie’ Trump Event