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It was more insidious because while Hawaii was an American territory, January 6 was an attack on the actual center of our government. Had the mob prevailed, the US would have been defeated, right then and there. The Capitol police were our last line of defense, and received no help from military.

i recall after 2001 the incorrect concern i felt, that was as unfounded as whatever, so the opposite occurred i actually considered "what if people stop remembering!?" nope, God Bless the USA

I also remember May 4/ 1970 as a day that lives in infamy. I was just about to turn 14 and it absolutely rocked my world at the time. Ironically, I wonder if the Capitol had had National Guard troops standing at the ready, none of this would’ve happened. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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"Those precious few Dems that are trying to do something about the ongoing, slow-moving coup, are trying to do everything by the book, or at least pretending to do so. But you cannot go by the book if *the book is burning,* or if the book is *the fucking Necronomicon!"* Sarah Kendzior, 2018

America hasn't been "asked" to forget sadly. They've been bombarded with lies, and gas lit, but most importantly - they just don't care and are apathetic to the rise of fascism and elected a criminal fraudster and sociopath.

But we didn’t see what we did see. “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him, the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in debate…” 1984

We watched those in Congress who stated the truth at first & called him out, revert to lies shortly after, ultimately refusing to carry through with his impeachment. Let’s stop blaming Dems for inaction, when they tried mightily to oust this criminal TWICE, then held a House investigation.

I suggested to a manager we all do this and they said nice idea but if it’s removed it wouldn’t be “tolerated” 😮 I was like oh hell no. Download everything. Send it to people elsewhere. Too many people are ok with this madness.

And those same Republicans voted for his ass. They needed to seem like they were offended and horrified when in reality they were secretly pleased. If some of them had gotten hurt in the capital maybe things would be different but the police officers they disparage did their job

As well as pardoning the founder of the silk Road, which will help him in creating a perfect online platform to track and collect illegal immigrants and award bounties. The Mississippi 1484 being revoked for July 1st is extremely serious people better wake up.

I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact that he was allowed to go and pardon 1500 violent criminals that will now be leading the charge of his regime and recruiting others that are like-minded. Do people not see he’s running a Hitler 101 playbook?

Presidential immunity, my ass. There has to be a line drawn in the sand. Let's start with, if and when an elected president is a felon, then there can be no presidential pardons FOR FELLOW FELONS. The rule of law is truly dead right here in America.

That is unless you are impoverished or a minority then they’ll throw the book at you with no trial no right to defend yourself and throw you under a prison. Just imagine what would’ve happened to a regular citizen if they did even a fraction of what that man did they’d be five 5 life sentences .

It really is I don’t understand why people are still running around citing the constitution or citing laws. This man is 100% lawless and everybody is allowing it not one person has had the courage to stand up and say enough.

its really should have been as easy as you cant be president if you are a convicted felon we can make as many rules as we want these dudes just refuse to enforce any of them with certain people

Exactly so you mean to tell me generations of people with felony convictions just one felony have been turned away from employment and stigmatize their entire lives in this piece of shit gets to be president. This America is done for.

i think everyone of us seeing it on the TV live coverage .. saw the event he gathered them together & told them what to do & then sent them to do it (while he went to hide in his wee bunker like a hi*ler) still cant bv it came to this.

Keep it all in heart, mind and sight. Now, the NYT and the rest of them are asking us to forget, to get over it, to move on. We must never accept a strongman, a felon, an imperial presidency of christofascists and plutocrats.

Never. But Trump feels if he didn't get jailed, why should those who did this for him and him only, be in jail. He should be in jail right now. Not only for this, but for other things he did. Now he can bully his way to do anything. & he is. He doesn't care abut CA fires. Just lording over Newson.

It is so very important to treasure such information and guard it for future reference by generations yet to come. US history will be "cleansed" progressively over the coming 4 years. Government records will be obliterated. Things we've seen occur will suddenly be nullified, "never happened".

Don't ever forget what his MAGA idiots & traitors did or the fact that he waited & watched for HOURS before doing anything about it. He is a national disgrace, he is a pig, he is a whining, sniveling 2-year-old working on an enemy's list & he'll stop at nothing to be a dictator. He f*cking sucks!!!

Right a real president. You affording eggs yet? How about medication prices? What’s our plan for this bird flu outbreak? How do we support the northern and southern territories that exchange energy with Canada and Mexico cheaper than building new infrastructure and shipping gas/coal to them?

In the following years we will probably see attempts (by AI or otherwise) to create a new version of jan 6 Don't let them make you forget the facts of that day, we all have a duty to remember

"move along now, nothing to see here" is what his supporters are saying, but how can we forget, we won't. The damage is too great for us to forget how they tried to steal the election and blame it on everyone else.

I just looked at my saved screen shots from being blindsided in 2016 election. They all disappeared for about a week, the day after election, but then they reappeared. Unsettling. I followed Fb memes and looked at accounts. Dehumanized Michelle Obama cruelly for race & conspiracy theories of her.

I remember them all posting crap about her being a gorilla or a man. They were very disrespectful. Sadly I’ve begun to lump people who support him in with those that made comments like that even if they didn’t.

Yes, those were some of them. Cruel (and just stupid). The Kamala memes were her sexualized. Women who dare to act as equals were dehumanized and despised, incapable of detached big decisions. His supporters scapegoat POC, means it’s easier to stereotype others, which is where those memes fell.