Re: Trump supporters stormed Capital Hill
https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...jan-6-capitol/
Originally Posted by
swimfeeders
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Hi
I have worked with the Americans for many years.
I find the Republican/Democrat system weird.
They are fierce supporters of Democracy and they will sort Trump.
They will simply not allow a coup to take place.
They are fiercly defensive of the voting system.
I have never understood their fixations on guns, in the same way that they have never understood our security people not carrying guns routinely.
When push comes to shove they always do the right thing and Trump and CO will get sorted.
Speaking for myself, you have a good general understanding of of our ideology, but more, these our our
responsibilities to uphold as citizens.
While we, nor can any nation, prevent a coup attempt, you are correct that we will not allow one to succeed.
While I agree with your observations (spot on IMHO), I think the media inflates the "fixation" of guns by the majority of Americans. (Sometimes I wish we were more concerned, given the devastating civilian shooting incidents that have occurred here in recent years.)
The right to own guns and the gun culture are different concepts/issues that are too often presented as one and the same. As you might guess, I am a support of the former (with reasonable and stringent exceptions), but I am not a fan of the latter. Using a gun, like war, are necessary evils - but there is nothing "cool" about either. One can own a gun without being a nut about it, and some who are deeply-seeded in the gun culture are not permitted to own one.
Originally Posted by
Cinderella
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Calm and cogent, but
not sincere. His speech writer did well, let's hope the inauguration goes ahead without incident.
None of us know whether he was sincere or not (though there is nothing wrong with questioning that sincerity, and many of us are) the only thing that matters is that the Peaceful Transition of Power without further incident. Thanks for the good wishes, C.