The media is complicit every time they use "riot," instead of "coup attempt."
Right after Jan 6, I started posting how important it was to not refer to the incident as a ”riot," or a "coup," or anything other than an "Insurrection." That's the word used in the 14th Amendment, Section 3, which prohibits those participating in an Insurrection from holding elected office. It was important then to characterize it as an Insurrection (which it was) then, and it's important now.
Wasn't it written by the people who run an Insurrection in the colonies?
To be clear, I completely agree with you, and even in Italy that would be called an insurrection and not a riot and or coup, if our media was not literally bowed to a fascist government (or, at the time, to a government that got its talking points from the fascists who now won).
I just find it... interesting, to say the least.
No, the Amendments are additions to the Constitution added by later administrations. The 14th Amendment was added after the Civil War, to keep Confederates from holding office in the Union government, who won the war.
Thank you for the short and sweet lesson.
Other examples of important Amendments were the ones that abolished slavery, gave women the right to vote, prohibited alcohol, and then repealed that prohibition.
When was the latest and are there any in discussion?
It's a difficult process, and very, very few make it through. It requires a 2/3 vote of the House and Senate, and then 3/4 of the states have to vote for it. Almost 12,000 amendments have been proposed, but only 27 have been ratified.
The 27th is weird one, having been first proposed in 1789, but not finally ratified by the states until 1992. Usually, there is a 7 year limit on the States' votes. The previous one, the 26th, was in 1971. The biggest failure between those two was probably the Equal Rights Amendment, which faced a fierce battle by Conservatives, who don't feel it's necessary to codify equal rights for women.
There are a number of unratified amendments out there, most of which have been dormant since the 19th century, and will probably never be finished.
It is almost impossible to get an amendment proposed and ratified today. The 2/3 approval by Congress, and then 3/4 of the states, are nearly impossible hurdles in the current political environment.
These fucking morons. Like the internet doesn't exist. It is so tiresome to be an American.
Ask China about Tianammen Square and see how well thats going for them
Pretty well, actually. Ask a Chinese teen if they know what happened on that day or if they recognize the Tank Man photo.
They told me to fuck off and went back to smoking cigarettes and trolling people online.
from what i understand, they do know about it - they just don’t talk about it for fear of getting in trouble… at least the international students
It's an indirect admittance of guilt. You don't erase your victories from history, you erase your faillures.
What is funny is they said it was ANTIFA BLM so then was it ANTIFA BLM in prison that TRUMP pardoned?
And if he’s pardoned someone for something that didn’t happen then is the pardon legit?
the inconsistency of messaging is on purpose
Yup, it's been termed HyperNormalisation and there's a brilliant BBC documentary about it from 2016
Here's the trailer: https://youtu.be/AUiqaFIONPQ
oh wow! i always just called it throwing speghetti at the wall to see what sticks
Spaghetti walling is my favorite part of the creative process, next to actually making shit.
They'd say that the deep state sent patriots to prison.
PLEASE just someone tell him WW3 started and he has to stay in the bunker until he dies. The Vatican figured out how to "retire" a pope, the US Gov can do the same.
I really don't want him holed up with nothing to do but talk shit on the Internet...
Just give him a copy of Dr Sbaitso he'll be entertained for his entire attention span
But imagine him being the only one that doesn't know!! They'd probably need an AI to feed him fake tweets, because the Internet would totally still be functional after WW3 in his "brain".
The US government could do the same, but there are too many fascists seizing their opportunity at the moment
I would prefer he is erased please.
Why would they erase a Non Violent Tourist Visit that ANTIFA and BLM MADE Violent?
This is the question that everyone should be asking
Why would you erase a peaceful protest from history, hmm? Is it because you know that's not true?
History is written by the victors. American history is currently being rewritten by the crybabies bitches.
The rest of the world will remember. This idiot thinks it can be erased and hidden like it’s 1870.
"This is where there's a clear difference between Democrats and Republicans," the House Minority Leader said. "House Democrats have made it clear, we are going to respect and honor those law enforcement officials and police officers who defending this capitol on January 6th"
They're missing a word there. Wonder what it was. Anyway, obligatory thoughts and prayers for the legally mandated plaque.
"Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past." George Orwell
All this tells me is he's ashamed of them, which is crazy. I expected the 'idiot penduoum' to swing the other way and him declare a holiday and/or put up monuments or something.
That’s not how it works in 2025 dummy
It's working. At home in front of the TV, Frank Freeway and Mary Minivan have already forgotten.
lol sure but the internet exists so good luck.
Great. Now ChatGPT and a Gemini are getting a partial lobotomy, like this Chinese llm.