Post by aztecbrothers on Sept 19, 2024 14:53:22 GMT -8
Erik,
You have to remember it was a response to the comparison of January 6 to the British attacks in 1814. I have no idea what fools were at the Capital protesting, burning down Minneapolis and Portland and who is funding these groups. I am all for not forgetting history and have not made any arguments for a candidate. The focus has been on how distraction against the real issues are perpetuated in the media. The name calling was done by Ryan. If you are talking about banning me for addressing Democracy and Hate. Just let me know and I will go away.
I should also add that I thought that this forum was at heart for Aztec fans and Alumni. Pinning polarizing posts is a bias in its self. I know we are fighting for free speech on many fronts and agree as a moderator it is important to not influence an open forum. This is an important part of the site to minimize crap from sports talk. Just don't pin any messages.
January 6th changed everything.
It was disturbing, disgusting, and completely unprecedented in modern American politics.
It was planned and executed by Donald Trump. His tweet several days earlier proves that he knew what would happen. He was told that a high percentage of the people there were armed and setting off the metal detectors - and he ordered that they be turned off. He then sent the mob to the Capitol and told them to, "Fight like hell," only minutes after Rudy Giuliani told the mob that it was, "Trial by combat."
This was nothing less than an insurrection - an attempted coup to take over Congress by force and stop the certification of the election so Trump could, wrongly, stay in power.
Sorry, this was an event of historic status. We've never seen anything like that with the refusal to willingly transfer power from one President to the next.
It's staying pinned untill Trump is gone or in prison where he belongs.
And you damned well know if the roles had been reversed you'd want Biden in prison for life.
Thanks for clarifying your reason for the pin.