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The US Capitol Building Assault-Shock, Horror, And Shame


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2021 Jan 7, 3:14am   1,621 views  57 comments

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#uscapitolbuilding assault WORLD

Shock, Horror and Shame
The world watched with shock, dismay and horror as a “surreal scene” at the US Capitol, like little else seen in its history, unfolded on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported.

“Were this a different country on a different continent, we would be talking of a failed state,” BBC correspondent Nick Bryan tweeted.

Broadcasters around the world aired livestreams of the events as they unfolded, with some interrupting regular programming to show minute-by-minute developments as protestors loyal to President Donald Trump stormed through police barricades and mobbed the Capitol to disrupt a vote to formalize Joe Biden’s presidential election victory.

Many foreign observers, already following the elections in Georgia, reacted with alarm and even grief, especially in allied countries that have looked to US democracy for inspiration.

“The United States Congress has been the symbol of freedom and democracy around the world for centuries,” said Armin Laschet, the governor of Germany’s most populous federal state. “The attacks on the Capitol by fanatical Trump supporters hurt every friend of the United States.”

Across much of Europe, top officials echoed these sentiments. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the scenes of chaos “disgraceful.” In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians were “deeply disturbed” and that he was “following the situation minute by minute.” The Organization of American States noted, “The exercise of force and vandalism against the institutions constitutes a serious attack against democratic functioning.”

The scene at the Capitol also marked an opportunity for countries criticized by the United States to turn the tables. Turkey, a NATO ally that has been widely criticized for jailing thousands of critics, academics, journalists and artists and has seen its relationship with the United States deteriorate, called on “all parties in the USA to show restraint and common sense.”

Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said, “And for this country you will be eventually talking only about Russian/Chinese alleged meddling! Man shrugging #KeepCalmAndBlameRussia.”

Many around the world were already closely watching the US, in particular the run-off elections in Georgia. On Wednesday afternoon, those races were called for Democratic candidates – Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff – tipping the Senate to the Democrats and thereby granting the party control of both the White House and Congress. In spite of the lowered standing of the US on the world stage over the past four years, what happens in the US reverberates around the world, say foreign observers and officials.

“How I would like to be a voter of the #DekalbCounty in #Georgia! And vote #Ossoff,” former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta tweeted earlier in the day, referring to a Georgia county with a large number of Democratic voters.

“US and international politics over the next few years will depend on his victory,” he wrote. “Those votes will affect us, too.”

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19   MisdemeanorRebel   2021 Jan 7, 11:06am  

Note the same Government that called out the National Guard in minutes did not do so in June when the city was burning.
20   Ceffer   2021 Jan 7, 11:20am  

Onvacation says
I am thankful for Ohomen giving us his point of view no matter how ignorant and uninformed that view is.

Remind me never to let you do my funeral oration.
21   richwicks   2021 Jan 7, 11:48am  

Eric Holder says
The only casualty was that poor woman shot by SS for no good reason at all.


She was shot when she was trying to climb in through a broken window. The door appeared to be barricaded.

Not saying that justifies lethal force, but that's what you aren't being told.

this is the video
22   Eric Holder   2021 Jan 7, 11:52am  

richwicks says
Eric Holder says
The only casualty was that poor woman shot by SS for no good reason at all.


She was shot when she was trying to climb in through a broken window. The door appeared to be barricaded.

Not saying that justifies lethal force, but that's what you aren't being told.


I saw the video.
23   REpro   2021 Jan 7, 12:11pm  

This is America today.
Creation over 10s years by swamp, which completely forget that they a people servants.
25   Ceffer   2021 Jan 7, 12:59pm  

Interesting catch, RS. My wife says some kind of drivel going around that she isn't dead, she was hit with a rubber bullet. Of course, those are fired from rifles, not hand guns, so what that is all about I don't know. She sure looked dead to me after a bit.

Much of this OrangeManBad hysteria they are working up and provoking is they are trying to make Trump look like a demon conquerer if and when the military come into play. It blares like bullhorn strident agitprop. It means somebody is scared, desperate, and they probably feel like Trump slipped through their fingers.
27   NuttBoxer   2021 Jan 7, 10:50pm  

@Patrick, you still enforce no personal attacks right? About half the comments on here should be removed.

And to those making them, YOU are part of the extremist movement that makes dialogue impossible, and entrenches people in their bullshit paradigms. You think because you call yourself right-wing/conservative/republicans you get a pass? You shame this country with your bigoted intolerance just as much as the left/liberal extremists do.

For shame...
28   latitude38   2021 Jan 8, 12:11am  

I guess this mean Brett won’t be playing for the Washington football team anytime soon
29   Tenpoundbass   2021 Jan 8, 6:11am  

Jack is low information as Fuck. Or a Commie, and he's just rubbing it in. Which is it Jack?
30   Onvacation   2021 Jan 8, 8:08am  

NuttBoxer says
@Patrick, you still enforce no personal attacks right? About half the comments on here should be removed.

Flag 'em. Ignore 'em. Understand that people are upset but there are still no excuses for uncivil behavior.
31   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2021 Jan 8, 8:16am  

NuttBoxer says
@Patrick, you still enforce no personal attacks right? About half the comments on here should be removed.

And to those making them, YOU are part of the extremist movement that makes dialogue impossible, and entrenches people in their bullshit paradigms. You think because you call yourself right-wing/conservative/republicans you get a pass? You shame this country with your bigoted intolerance just as much as the left/liberal extremists do.

For shame...


My personal statement was over the line.

However my statement on faux outrage was not.

Keep in mind I do not agree with the storming of the capitol building and am in fact outraged that it happened.

Security should have been better(the national guard should have been deployed ahead of time) and force should be used to prevent/end riot situations.

In the case of OP there was not one peep of outrage at the riots over the George Floyd murder and the burning of cities as well as the overrun of police stations in multiple cities by those rioters. To the point that OP and likeminded people won’t even call them riots.

And so to label their outrage at this situation as fake, pretend, or my favorite term “faux outrage”, is extremely accurate and necessary.

Likeminded individuals are absolutely full of shit.
32   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2021 Jan 8, 8:34am  

I’ll go a step further....left leaning posters here have been hugely disingenuous at best.

Boom and Bust actually denied the reality of the post George Floyd Riots here: https://patrick.net/post/1337353&offset=#comment-1723603

Now I do not know if that was disingenuousness or ignorance, but I don’t much care. Many buildings in downtown LA still boarded up in the aftermath so there’s no excuse for ignorance when the physical evidence is still there as are the many links to videos and pictures posted here at the time. Things tend to denigrate to name calling and insults when there’s that level of being an ostrich, but still insisting on vocally airing ones opinion.
33   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2021 Jan 8, 8:46am  

For clarity, some people who are just outraged over the storming of the capitol, had zero issue with this(btw multiply times multiple cities):

https://youtu.be/Nxcnajv9Cwc
34   RWSGFY   2021 Jan 8, 8:58am  

I must admit: the sight of mighty congresscritters cowering, running and hiding like little bitches was a guilty pleasure. I hope this incident (however fake) reminded them the importance of having the consent of the governed. Because next time it can happen for real.
35   MisdemeanorRebel   2021 Jan 8, 9:37am  

In 1954, Left Wing Puerto Ricans shot 5 (FIVE) Representatives in the Capitol Building.

Just FYI for the "UNPRECEDENTED!"
36   Patrick   2021 Jan 8, 9:38am  

Onvacation says
NuttBoxer says
@Patrick, you still enforce no personal attacks right? About half the comments on here should be removed.

Flag 'em. Ignore 'em. Understand that people are upset but there are still no excuses for uncivil behavior.


@Onvacation

Yes, that. Flag the ones that are personal, if it's really bad and gets approved, flag it again.

And try the ignore function. If you really want to insult someone, ignore them. It's a much more profound insult than calling them names. The ignored person doesn't even exist, while the insulted person has taken up space in your head and gets the pleasure of knowing they got to you.
37   MisdemeanorRebel   2021 Jan 8, 9:38am  

OH NO, THE CHICOM MEDIA CALLED ME A NASTY NAME. OH, DA HORROR.
39   Eric Holder   2021 Jan 8, 10:54am  

NoCoupForYou says


This! Not a single "leader" had balls to come out and tell the dozen of rioting fucks to stop the silliness and go the fuck away and then ask the rest of the people gathered to state their grievances.
41   Rin   2021 Jan 8, 5:59pm  

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says
In the case of OP there was not one peep of outrage at the riots over the George Floyd murder and the burning of cities as well as the overrun of police stations in multiple cities by those rioters. To the point that OP and likeminded people won’t even call them riots.


It's called 'celebrity/big people' status over 'small people'

You see, maiming or killing a senator or congressman is a federal offense which can carry the death penalty. At the same time, their place of business, the Capitol Building is considered consecrated grounds in terms of the US Govt as a type of religious allegory.

So when regular cities get ransacked and torched, it's the small people who suffer (which include policemen, regular pedestrians, etc) and thus, get no attention.
42   Eric Holder   2021 Jan 8, 6:01pm  

Rin says
You see, maiming or killing a senator or congressman is a federal offense which can carry the death penalty. At the same time, their place of business, the Capitol Building is considered consecrated grounds in terms of the US Govt as a type of religious allegory.


Well, one of demonrats did urge his supporters to attack congressmen on these consecrated grounds in 2018 (https://patrick.net/post/1337468/2021-01-09-inciting-violence-against-congresscritters).

Don't remember OP objecting then either.
43   Rin   2021 Jan 8, 6:15pm  

Eric Holder says
Well, one of demonrats did urge his supporters to attack congressmen on these consecrated grounds in 2018 (https://patrick.net/post/1337468/2021-01-09-inciting-violence-against-congresscritters).

Don't remember OP objecting then either.


Fantasy vs reality. In fantasy, many ppl want to get 'in the face' of a congressman a/o senator whom they hate. But when it actually occurs, esp via armed mob, it's a different story.

This is why despite all the decent work Trump did for the past four years in terms of trade agreements, minimizing mideast wars, confronting outsourcing, he'll only be known as the man who set a mob loose upon the Capitol Building and its senators and congressmen.
44   Eric Holder   2021 Jan 8, 7:10pm  

Rin says
This is why despite all the decent work Trump did for the past four years in terms of trade agreements, minimizing mideast wars, confronting outsourcing, he'll only be known as the man who set a mob loose upon the Capitol Building and its senators and congressmen.


... to the brainwashed 80M. To whom he was already known as racist, sexist, coup-plotting, antisemitic orange Hitler. What's new?
47   Patrick   2021 Jan 8, 10:56pm  

FuckCCP89 says
the sight of mighty congresscritters cowering, running and hiding like little bitches was a guilty pleasure


Can you find a non-YouTube video to post here?
48   HeadSet   2021 Jan 9, 6:38am  

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says
Here’s the lying, treasonous, cock sucking faggot.

https://www.vox.com/authors/german-lopez

https://medium.com/@codybeavers/interview-with-vox-s-german-lopez-54a3e8920a41


When you send people to Vox like the above links, you are helping Vox make money.
50   komputodo   2021 Jan 9, 7:17am  

ohomen171 says
Shock, Horror and Shame
The world watched with shock, dismay and horror as a “surreal scene” at the US Capitol, like little else seen in its history, unfolded on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported.

Its always amusing how many americans think that the WORLD spends their time thinking about them. If anything, the few people in the world that even bothered were probably laughing.
51   Robert Sproul   2021 Jan 9, 8:28am  

I feel outplayed.
It seems naive to think that gigantic rally couldn’t be pretty easily used to destroy the credibility of the entire Stop the Steal Movement.
It seems like we handed them an easy 2 point conversion.
Which won the fucking game.
Which was the final game of the playoffs.
52   Rin   2021 Jan 9, 10:59am  

Robert Sproul says
It seems naive to think that gigantic rally couldn’t be pretty easily used to destroy the credibility of the entire Stop the Steal Movement.
It seems like we handed them an easy 2 point conversion.


Exactly.

Eric Holder says
Rin says
This is why despite all the decent work Trump did for the past four years in terms of trade agreements, minimizing mideast wars, confronting outsourcing, he'll only be known as the man who set a mob loose upon the Capitol Building and its senators and congressmen.


... to the brainwashed 80M. To whom he was already known as racist, sexist, coup-plotting, antisemitic orange Hitler. What's new?


Because it's also affected some of the 74M, who weren't fooled.

Realize, a lot of moderates were disappointed at Wed's debacle (after having been in hiding for all of 2017 to 2020, for at least recognizing that despite Trump's crappy personality, that we were better off today than under a bozo like George W Bush).

This was a public relations disaster equivalent to the Hindenburg explosion which ended the era of Zeppelins (aside from Led Zeppelin).
53   Eric Holder   2021 Jan 9, 11:29am  

Rin says
Realize, a lot of moderates were disappointed at Wed's debacle (after having been in hiding all of 2017 to 2020, for at least recognizing that despite Trump crappy personality, that we were better off today than under a bozo like George W Bush).


If they are that short-sighted they deserve every ounce of tons of shit coming upon them. "OMG, a dozen of bozos entered the Capitol building following some provocateurs!!! It changes everything! It changers everything! It makes us want to let the fucking caravans through, surrender to China, pay MOAR taxes and the rest of the shit donkeys are eager to bring upon us! Totally!"
54   Rin   2021 Jan 9, 12:47pm  

Eric Holder says

If they are that short-sighted they deserve every ounce of tons of shit coming upon them. "OMG, a dozen of bozos entered the Capitol building following some provocateurs!!! It changes everything! It changers everything! It makes us want to let the fucking caravans through, surrender to China, pay MOAR taxes and the rest of the shit donkeys are eager to bring upon us! Totally!"


They're not short-sighted. And yes, they know that those ppl were bozos but that doesn't change the fact that the Prez told the protestors to walk across the Mall and then, confront the Congress who're stealing the election.

Most of us live in Blue states; what do we do when instead of talks about "no-Syria war", etc, we get a depiction of inciting an irresponsible mob? Moderates realize that there are limits to mob attacks and yes, attacking the Capitol was one of them? Now, no one wants to talk to anyone about anything.

And then it begs the question, why didn't Trump declare a State of Emergency on October 15, saying that the US election and financial systems were under threat of eminent cyberattack? If so, he could have stopped the steal before the steal and then, we would have had a presidence, based upon intel (real or even slightly hyperboled) from the DIA, NCIS, NSA, etc, about the possibly that the entire election system being under siege. That would have been a smart move.

Instead, we got a lot of hand waving starting on Nov 4 with the so-called dream team of Guilianni a/o Powell, ending with the Capitol vandalism.

And sure, now ... let's talk about outsourcing/globalism/war on terror and all the things which George W Bush did, to ruin the American nation-state for the 21st century. Sorry, it ain't happening.

The 21st century is done.
55   Onvacation   2021 Jan 13, 4:47pm  

Rin says
Guilianni

Deep state from way back.

Trump colluded.
56   Onvacation   2021 Jan 13, 4:52pm  

I just disliked my last post. I don't want it to be right.

Trump could still come through at the nineteenth hour and expose the whole corrupt facade that covers the real power in this world.

We're almost certain that Biden, Harris, et al. are puppets. Is Trump?
57   FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden   2021 Jan 13, 5:02pm  

Onvacation says
I just disliked my last post. I don't want it to be right.

Trump could still come through at the nineteenth hour and expose the whole corrupt facade that covers the real power in this world.

We're almost certain that Biden, Harris, et al. are puppets. Is Trump?


Nothing gonna happen now. He threw in a towel. They really fucked him and US hard.

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