Could a coup happen here in the US.......?

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Could a coup happen in the US, prior to the next election Nov 3, 2020?

Yes, it is likely.
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9%
Yes, it is possible, and brought on by elected Democrats
1
9%
Yes, it is possible, and brought on by elected Republicans
1
9%
Yes, it is possible, and brought on by outside factions, Bernie supporters
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No votes
Yes, it is possible, and brought on by outside factions, Trump supporters
0
No votes
Definitely not likely. Things seem mostly normal and going through proper channels.
6
55%
Impossible to imagine....no problems I can see on the horizon, just rainbows!
2
18%
 
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Could a coup happen here in the US.......?

#1 Post by mockbee » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:08 am

Serious question/poll. :noclue:

Choose up to three answers.


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Re: Could a coup happen here in the US.......?

#2 Post by mockbee » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:16 am

Here is an article I would suggest reading if you want a little more background on the source/possible significance of this question.


mockbee wrote:
Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:04 pm
I think Taibbi hits it out of the park.... :nod: :sad:



If you're wondering if Taibbi is a Trump apologist, I'd encourage you to go ahead and read any one of his other articles in the last 20 years.
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We're in a permanent coup
Americans might soon wish they just waited to vote their way out of the Trump era


I’ve lived through a few coups. They’re insane, random, and terrifying, like watching sports, except your political future depends on the score.

The kickoff begins when a key official decides to buck the executive. From that moment, government becomes a high-speed head-counting exercise. Who’s got the power plant, the airport, the police in the capital? How many department chiefs are answering their phones? Who’s writing tonight’s newscast?

When the KGB in 1991 tried to reassume control of the crumbling Soviet Union by placing Mikhail Gorbachev under arrest and attempting to seize Moscow, logistics ruled. Boris Yeltsin’s crew drove to the Russian White House in ordinary cars, beating KGB coup plotters who were trying to reach the seat of Russian government in armored vehicles. A key moment came when one of Yeltsin’s men, Alexander Rutskoi – who two years later would himself lead a coup against Yeltsin – prevailed upon a Major in a tank unit to defy KGB orders and turn on the “criminals.”

We have long been spared this madness in America. Our head-counting ceremony was Election Day. We did it once every four years.

That’s all over, in the Trump era...................


https://taibbi.substack.com/p/were-in-a-permanent-coup

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Re: Could a coup happen here in the US.......?

#3 Post by mockbee » Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:29 am

I wouldn't call the Capitol insurrection a coup attempt.

It was an organized riot with the intent to occupy the Capitol building and cause havoc. Instigated by a delusional group of people who Trump has taken the roll of Agitator in Chief. This dilusional group of MAGA people easily represent the grievances of tens of millions of Americans who think the election was stolen.




I would NOT however state that things are mostly normal and going through proper channels.

Do people here really still think that? :hs:


Seemed pretty clear a year ago, if not four years ago, things were heading this way... :noclue:

This is far from being over and has only been gaining momentum.
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