Sun May 9, 2021, 07:41 PM

Tomconroy (6,682 posts)

Would you have stormed the Capitol on 1/6 if the election had been stolen by Trump?

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I don't mean to excuse the insurrectionists. I think all of them need to do a little jail time. And some need to do a lot of jail time. But I can't help but think about what could have happened. I was absolutely convinced that those Republican legislatures were going to send their own set of electors to Washington. Kavanaugh had apparently written an opinion giving state legislatures a roadmap to overturning a democratic election. Only because of some unknown Republican office holders was democracy upheld.
If Trump had actually succeeded in his vile scheme I don't know what I would have done. I think I would have done something. I'm 66 years old, in lousy shape, but I wouldn't have let our democracy be stolen. I wouldn't have used bear spray and I guess would have been prepared to do some time.
We came so close to losing our democracy. It still makes me angry.

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Would you have stormed the Capitol on 1/6 if the election had been stolen by Trump? (Original post)	Tomconroy	May 2021	OP
...	greenjar_01	May 2021	#1
Hold on, I'm getting some popcorn....n/t	Drum	May 2021	#2
I brought extra butter to share. We seem to have a consensus developing here.	Hekate	May 2021	#26
no	demtenjeep	May 2021	#3
no	Skittles	May 2021	#4
Exactly. Peaceful, full-throated demonstrations	Xavier Breath	May 2021	#6
That's how I've lived my life. March. Vote. GOTV. Armed insurrection to destroy the govt? No. nt	Hekate	May 2021	#25
as in ReTHUGs	malaise	May 2021	#10
No,	Eko	May 2021	#5
Agreed.	Nexus2	May 2021	#19
Before or after I wake up from a psychic trauma-induced coma?	hlthe2b	May 2021	#7
We did have elections stolen from us	JI7	May 2021	#8
you got THAT right	Skittles	May 2021	#12
RIGHT !!	uponit7771	May 2021	#51
Exactly -- SCOTUS already stole one from us	obamanut2012	May 2021	#59
No.	Claire Oh Nette	May 2021	#9
One important thing to note:	everyonematters	May 2021	#11
Actually Stolen vs Alleged	Dan	May 2021	#13
The election wasn't stolen so there is no comparison.	Kingofalldems	May 2021	#14
That's assuming there was proof of the election being stolen	LakeArenal	May 2021	#15
No	Hekate	May 2021	#16
Since it's likely he did that in his first presidential election,	TexasTowelie	May 2021	#17
Many believe trump stole 2016 election, but we didn't riot probably because we knew we screwed up.	Hoyt	May 2021	#18
Trump and Putin stole it in 2016 and all we did was gather hundreds of thousands of people in pussy	ZonkerHarris	May 2021	#20
Trump won the Electoral College in 2016. Not stolen. Biden won it in 2020. Not stolen either.	DTomlinson	May 2021	#29
You forgot the part where Russia/Putin helped him in 2016	WA-03 Democrat	May 2021	#33
Comey's antics did a lot more damage than Putin IMO.	StevieM	May 2021	#46
Which time?	WA-03 Democrat	May 2021	#63
Okay, instead of "stolen" I'll say collaborated with America's enemies to achieve a tainted victory	ZonkerHarris	May 2021	#41
+1,	uponit7771	May 2021	#52
Yes. Millions of us marched in cities around the nation, & we were not silent thereafter...	Hekate	May 2021	#54
Let's all remember that the founders of the U.S. tried peaceful negotiation and diplomacy	abqtommy	May 2021	#21
No, we are a nation of laws and politics, not anarchy and barbarians	Takket	May 2021	#22
They had the right to have their rally/protest outside.	tanyev	May 2021	#23
No	StarfishSaver	May 2021	#24
Trump stole the election in 2016 and what happened?	honest.abe	May 2021	#27
We opposed him for 4 years, took back the House, Senate, & Presidency. That good enough?	Hekate	May 2021	#56
I	Faux pas	May 2021	#28
The consensus so far is clearly "No".	Tomconroy	May 2021	#30
I would be tempted, but a general strike could be more effective	Fiendish Thingy	May 2021	#31
No, I would not have stormed the Capital.	sueh	May 2021	#32
Looks like the majority of democrats here favor actual democracy.	flibbitygiblets	May 2021	#34
No.	Tommy Carcetti	May 2021	#35
No. That is a republican move. Dems didn't storm the capitol after Russia stole 2016 for dump.	onecaliberal	May 2021	#36
They stole 2000, 2004 and 2016.	fescuerescue	May 2021	#37
A little jail time?!?	Crunchy Frog	May 2021	#38
We've had several elections stolen..	stillcool	May 2021	#39
Not personally	Polybius	May 2021	#40
The Bastille, yes	edhopper	May 2021	#42
We didn't storm the capitol when the 2000 election was stolen by Bush.	joshcryer	May 2021	#43
DU was formed. For me & others it was a nexus of activism & information for the next 8 years....	Hekate	May 2021	#53
I was here. Indeed.	joshcryer	May 2021	#55
Hold Your Decision As You Might Have A Chance To Make It In 2022 Or 2024.....nt	global1	May 2021	#44
There would have been protests	Bettie	May 2021	#45
No. I wouldn't. I thought it was stolen in 2016 w Russian interference & I didn't storm anything	FlyingPiggy	May 2021	#47
If it had been the other way around...	blogslug	May 2021	#48
Fuck no.	ismnotwasm	May 2021	#49
I wouldn't "storm the government", but I might be a "problem child" at mass protests. nt	Progressive Jones	May 2021	#50
Sure. I was at the protests for Bush's inauguration. That election was stolen.	Voltaire2	May 2021	#57
They didn't have the election stolen -- epic fail	obamanut2012	May 2021	#58
Hit and run OP	obamanut2012	May 2021	#60
Wonder if we can get a weather report for	WA-03 Democrat	May 2021	#64
hahahahaha	obamanut2012	May 2021	#68
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tomconroy	May 2021	#66
You can read my reply if you had actually read the thread.	Tomconroy	May 2021	#67
There are more effective ways to protest a stolen election than foolishly storming the Capital.	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2021	#61
Let's see: New guy, low post-count, trying to get Democrats to admit to desiring insurrection.	Aristus	May 2021	#62
Well, actually I wasn't trying to get Democrats to admit	Tomconroy	May 2021	#65

Response to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun May 9, 2021, 07:42 PM

greenjar_01 (6,477 posts)

Would you have stormed the Capitol on 1/6 if the election had been stolen by Trump?

1. ...

2. Hold on, I'm getting some popcorn....n/t

26. I brought extra butter to share. We seem to have a consensus developing here.

3. no

4. no

6. Exactly. Peaceful, full-throated demonstrations

25. That's how I've lived my life. March. Vote. GOTV. Armed insurrection to destroy the govt? No. nt

10. as in ReTHUGs

5. No,

19. Agreed.

7. Before or after I wake up from a psychic trauma-induced coma?

8. We did have elections stolen from us

12. you got THAT right

51. RIGHT !!

59. Exactly -- SCOTUS already stole one from us

9. No.

11. One important thing to note:

13. Actually Stolen vs Alleged

14. The election wasn't stolen so there is no comparison.

15. That's assuming there was proof of the election being stolen

16. No

17. Since it's likely he did that in his first presidential election,

18. Many believe trump stole 2016 election, but we didn't riot probably because we knew we screwed up.

20. Trump and Putin stole it in 2016 and all we did was gather hundreds of thousands of people in pussy

29. Trump won the Electoral College in 2016. Not stolen. Biden won it in 2020. Not stolen either.

33. You forgot the part where Russia/Putin helped him in 2016

46. Comey's antics did a lot more damage than Putin IMO.

63. Which time?

41. Okay, instead of "stolen" I'll say collaborated with America's enemies to achieve a tainted victory

52. +1,

54. Yes. Millions of us marched in cities around the nation, & we were not silent thereafter...

21. Let's all remember that the founders of the U.S. tried peaceful negotiation and diplomacy

22. No, we are a nation of laws and politics, not anarchy and barbarians

23. They had the right to have their rally/protest outside.

24. No

27. Trump stole the election in 2016 and what happened?

56. We opposed him for 4 years, took back the House, Senate, & Presidency. That good enough?

28. I

30. The consensus so far is clearly "No".

31. I would be tempted, but a general strike could be more effective

32. No, I would not have stormed the Capital.

34. Looks like the majority of democrats here favor actual democracy.

35. No.

36. No. That is a republican move. Dems didn't storm the capitol after Russia stole 2016 for dump.

37. They stole 2000, 2004 and 2016.

38. A little jail time?!?

39. We've had several elections stolen..

40. Not personally

42. The Bastille, yes

43. We didn't storm the capitol when the 2000 election was stolen by Bush.

53. DU was formed. For me & others it was a nexus of activism & information for the next 8 years....

55. I was here. Indeed.

44. Hold Your Decision As You Might Have A Chance To Make It In 2022 Or 2024.....nt

45. There would have been protests

47. No. I wouldn't. I thought it was stolen in 2016 w Russian interference & I didn't storm anything

48. If it had been the other way around...

49. Fuck no.

50. I wouldn't "storm the government", but I might be a "problem child" at mass protests. nt

57. Sure. I was at the protests for Bush's inauguration. That election was stolen.

58. They didn't have the election stolen -- epic fail

60. Hit and run OP

64. Wonder if we can get a weather report for

68. hahahahaha

67. You can read my reply if you had actually read the thread.

61. There are more effective ways to protest a stolen election than foolishly storming the Capital.

62. Let's see: New guy, low post-count, trying to get Democrats to admit to desiring insurrection.

65. Well, actually I wasn't trying to get Democrats to admit