Do you not think that was the right decision? What do you think the national response would have been if they had shot those people? They walked through the building, stole a lectern, and the US government wasn't overthrown. But if they'd been mowed down by the National Guard? Fuck me, if you didn't immediately have a literal civil war on your hands I'd be amazed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The govt has used the military to kill US citizens many times before.

Plus the simple presence of military forces pointing live round machine guns at you is a really good deterrent for a pathetically organized and lightly armed insurrection.

Literally would've stopped the whole thing before it even began just by having the soldiers there in the first place.

Like how they show up when it's an actual peaceful protest because it's disrupting the lives of daily people. Riot squads lined up ready to crack skulls because people are marching.

But no you're right the best thing to do in a coup is just pray the few people they had on station were enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It just seems bizarre that there wasn't riot police there, so I wonder if it was intentional. The protestors, rioters or whatever mostly looked like they were on a day out, like a holiday excursion or something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The lack of military force was completely intentional. Which is why every single govt official who knew about the attack, had the power to, yet did nothing to fortify the capitol should all be tried for treason.

The fact the insurrectionists looked like a bunch of tourists was because of a complete lack of coordination. They looked like bumbling idiots because that's exactly what they were.

Their plan was literally

Storm capitol
???
Profit

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

Worked out pretty well, all things considered. I wonder if, historically, that's how most plots actually end.