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(33,418 posts)... however I don't believe anyone really meant to hang him on that thing. It surely would have collapsed if they had tried it. It was just another one of their bullshit scare tactics.
multigraincracker
(32,981 posts)https://www.infobloom.com/what-is-mob-mentality.htm
The term mob mentality is used to refer to unique behavioral characteristics that emerge when people are in large groups. It is often used in a negative sense, because the term mob typically conjures up an image of an aggressive, chaotic group of people. Social psychologists who study group behavior also use terms such as herd behavior, "herd mentality" or crowd hysteria to describe similar behaviors. The study of mob mentality is used to analyze situations that range from problems during evacuations to public gatherings that turn violent.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)Easy to tie one end to a balcony or stairwell railing and shove Pence (or Pelosi, or Schumer, etc.) over.
Rope too long = messy decapitation
Rope too short = death by strangulation
Rope correct length = death by broken neck
And I doubt anybody brought a bathroom scale or knew the formula to calculate the proper drop distance.
not fooled
(5,830 posts)although there are fascists among educated professionals, some of whom were there.
Bongo Prophet
(2,654 posts)Working with "insurrection busters" gathering evidence from live cam footage I watched, sometimes frame-by-frame, several with ropes. At least two were full nooses, ties correctly enough to be usable, and more rope that could be used in short order. Not sure of the third one, as it was hard to distinguish who was carrying one of them. Possibly a duplicate.
But yeah, the symbolic gallows was too structurally pathetic to be of practical use. Those who dismiss the ability of a mob to go mindless and brutally kill by any means underestimate that psychological phenomenon. They were frenzied up enough from the get-go.
Justice matters.
(7,004 posts)soldierant
(7,153 posts)how long it took.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)judesedit
(4,464 posts)As none of the Republicons would be hurt. It was orchestrated for the most part...minus the feces.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)CharleyDog
(760 posts)need to realize they were not bullshitting. (but some did actually shit on the floor, so there's that). They had people ready not far away with guns and other weapons.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,659 posts)It does not appear to be sufficiently constructed to serve as an actual gallows. But according to credible reports of the chatter on alt-right sites and language in public court documents, there were rioters there who would have hung Pence and democrats given the opportunity. Frightening creepy stuff!!
Captain Stern
(2,201 posts)I wish I was more like him.
When folks try to hang me, I always end up taking it personally....a weakness on my part, I suppose.
brush
(54,509 posts)Exactly my reaction too towards threats of being hung.
hibbing
(10,150 posts)StClone
(11,712 posts)What friendship to integrity and honor did Pence show? He was involved with freakazoid Trump (who miraculously won the election) so to both push his religious wackadoodlism and to set himself up for later Prezelnit run. He was part of the zookeepers who purposely let the animals run free and then escape from their plan to kill him.
Pence is no hero in any sense to me.
Captain Stern
(2,201 posts)StClone
(11,712 posts)I just wanted to emphasize to anyone reading how he failed. As POTUS he would be another Republican disaster for America.
not fooled
(5,830 posts)Great post!
packman
(16,296 posts)Last edited Tue Oct 5, 2021, 01:09 PM - Edit history (1)
IronLionZion
(45,884 posts)you don't need any pets
not fooled
(5,830 posts)They're there, in human form.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)viva la
(3,451 posts)It was pretty clear the account came from Pence or Pence's aide.
Anyway, Pence's wife and daughter were there the whole time-- also in grave danger.
But hey, Pence still feels "amicable" with the man who sent a mob yelling "hang Mike Pence".
LuckyCharms
(17,587 posts)What Pence meant to say was..."If those zombie MAGA douches got a hold of me, I would have been "parted".
czarjak
(11,538 posts)My neighbor said she heard Mike Pence is a really nice guy. Trumps #1 priority when tasking Manafort of course?
csziggy
(34,147 posts)For this. Great Interview on Ana Cabrera's show just now. Hopefully the video will be on later.
As they started talking about Pence, Cabrera asked "Why is Pence doing this?" and I thought, he wants to have a political future. Then Ana Navarro said exactly the same thing. I missed the next part I was laughing so hard.
Roc2020
(1,633 posts)and a racist cult I could almost feel sorry for Pence trying to wrangle out from a Mob attacking the capital. But I don't.
Champp
(2,114 posts)You know, when a violent mob tries to hang me,
I find I'm not so amicable. But that's just me.
And I'm just not into these kinds of weird ideas
that Republicans embrace.
ancianita
(36,511 posts)Martin68
(23,399 posts)live love laugh
(13,378 posts)CharleyDog
(760 posts)Well, we've known all along he's deluded, but now he thinks the mob will want him to replace the orange fool. No, this time they will demand (if that FG fool is not available) an overt authoritarian fascist, hmmmmm who is ready for that role?