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Mole

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  1. So with the go fund me thing, I have a question for the law dogs. What would be me legal exposure if I photoshopped an AI generated face into riot pictures and used those to start a patriot legal defense go fund me? Or would I be better off if I just started ‘Mericans Over Biden LLC to fundraise for unlicensed legal advice for the terrorists. The advice would be get ready for prison and stop trying to overthrow the government, so I think it’s pretty sound advice. There’s lots of money to be made here and skimming money from terrorists and terrorist supporters seems like a public good. I just wouldn’t want to end up on the wrong side of the law and have someone else start skimming money on my behalf.
  2. Obviously there’s a big need for intrusive investigation, but it’s worth considering that some people in positions of authority are really terrible at their jobs. Your instincts might be right that they can’t possibly be this terrible at their jobs, but it’s also possible that they’re actually that incompetent.
  3. While I guess the technical definition fits, I don’t like the way riot is being used to describe this. In many cases, the term “riot” removes the sense of responsibility from the individuals over to the mob. Riots often have the connotation of something that just unexpectedly happened based on circumstances. “Things got out of control” and a riot broke out. This term removes some of the responsibility from the individuals involved. Things didn’t simply get out of control on Wednesday. This was terrorism. The individuals involved and those who planned and executed it are terrorists. The terrorism was executed via a riot, but the participants were terrorists more so than rioters. They should be labeled as such.
  4. A culture of free speech is generally a social good. I have bristled at times over tech companies deplatforming unpopular ideas even if it's their legal right. It's good to openly and honestly discuss differing viewpoints. Openly and honestly being the key words. Terrorism is a complete disengagement from a culture of free speech. Attempting to violently overthrow the government, taking elected representatives hostage, and murdering police officers aren't valid contributions to the marketplace of ideas; neither is planning and encouraging those actions through terrorist propaganda. We need a variety of perspectives on difficult issues like the role of the federal government in COVID response. These perspectives are valuable even if they ultimately don't win out. The debate adds value when everyone is intellectually engaged. We need small government perspectives to challenge for better approaches. Homer Simpson once mooned for rebuttal. If only we could be so genteel and studious. That many conservatives seem unable to disentangle violence with their other values is a pretty strong indictment of their intellectual foundations. If silencing terrorists is silencing conservatism, that speaks volumes about conservatism.
  5. What’s the conservative position on terrorism? For or against? Based on the conservative response this week, it seems like they’re in the “for” box. The thesis of this post assumes domestic terrorism is a conservative value, otherwise the post doesn’t make any sense. If this is the case, then yes, conservative terrorists and their sympathizers need to be silenced from mainstream society. If, on the other hand, conservatives are actually against terrorism, then maybe they should oppose the terrorists in their ranks. Right now, the movement seems more concerned with overthrowing the government and murdering cops than they do upholding federalism. Making this about politics and not the terrorist attacks is just another conservative terrorist lie. Claiming victimhood because conservative terrorists and sympathizers can’t use big tech to organize more murder is rich.
  6. The Trump movement has now committed a terrorist attack on American soil. How much consideration should we give to the intellectual underpinnings of the movement that believes that invading the Capitol building will stop the election and resurrect JFK Jr. or whatever? Did we demand that Bin Laden's videos be broadcast nightly so the radical Muslim terrorists could "blow off steam" or so we could soberly consider their viewpoint?
  7. Probably the earth on fire. Or perhaps hoping to avoid that. But yeah, good luck with that.
  8. If this is true and republican leadership isn’t livid about this, isn’t that tacit admission that he’s unfit?
  9. Why are roving hoards of terrorist and terrorist sympathizers running loose in the airport? They are a danger to everyone there. Would TSA let guys with ISIS lapel pins run wild in the airport? After Tuesday, I'm struggling to see the difference.
  10. The only priorities that I see: 1. Fix COVID and COVID related problems -- vaccine rollout, masks, stimulus, etc. 2. Fix structural problems that led us past the brink of the disaster that came to a head again on Tuesday. I'm not even sure where to begin with this, but everything is broken. Voting rights is a good start. The large American terrorist movement has to be marginalized and dealt with as well. Sadly, everything else seems like distractions to me. If it can't be directly tied back to one of these two, I'm not sure it's worth the effort right now. You don't lecture your kids about the dangers of playing with matches while the house burns down, even if that's the cause of the fire.
  11. Mostly the bolded, but I think part of the disconnect is the lack of seriousness by so many of the terrorists. The attack was partially a party, partially a sight-seeing trip, and part coup attempt. The Q movement is so absurd that it’s difficult to take seriously. Trump is such a buffoon of a leader and his attempted overthrow of the government was so unserious that it’s easy to dismiss it, even when you intellectually understand its danger. The deceased terrorist was not a person with legitimate or serious grievances. She died for a lie, a joke, entertainment. If a radical arm of BLM arose and started carrying out attacks, I’d be horrified, but I’d understand their logic and complaints. Same for when Muslim terrorists attacked the US. There’s an actual problem that they’re trying to remedy in the most terrible way. Even when a lone nutcase tries to attack the IRS, I can empathize with being frustrated with the IRS. Tuesday’s terrorist attack has no basis in reality and was so absurd that it’s really hard to take seriously, even when you intellectually understand that it’s deadly serious.
  12. Yeah, that sure looks like he’s about to go on for his start the terrorist attack speech.
  13. There’s a reasonable case that his status as a dangerous lunatic qualifies for the 25th, but the precedent of using claims of mental illness to remove people from power seems really dangerous. Weaponizing claims of mental illness against political rivals is also a terrifying possibility. He’s a danger to everyone on earth, but the better way long term is to use the normal route of impeachment. Of course, if the alternative is a mass death event concurrent with our ongoing mass death event, then precedent might not seem as important.
  14. When I first saw Lauren “Bubba” McDowell Jr. on a ballot, I was a little confused. When my wife was due with our kid and we were trying to pick a name, I looked up government lists of names going back to the beginning of the 20th century. It was amazing to see how many gendered names have switched since the early 1900s.
  15. And it was won by a boy named Sue.
  16. I give her slightly less sympathy than I do for an ISIS terrorist who gets killed. On a fundamental level, a someone's child was radicalized, became a terrorist, and ultimately died because of it. That's a sad story, but the death itself was necessary. The difference between her and the ISIS terrorist is that she was radicalized while resting in the relative ease and wealth of a formerly first world country.
  17. What has struck me about the interviews with the terrorists is the casual disengagement from reality. I saw a video of a terrorist couple, arm in arm and walking away from the capitol. Two terrorist love birds having a romantic coup attempt. She had been pepper sprayed and looked and sounded like she felt she was the victim, much like we saw in the protests this summer. When asked why she was there, she said — not metaphorically— for the “revolution.” She participated in an attack on congress to overthrow the government and yet she seemed aggrieved because she was pepper sprayed. It was like she was just playing around. There’s too much make-believe and gleeful untethering from reality going on. I can’t wrap my mind around it, but I see it everywhere these days.
  18. Based on his record from his inauguration to this past Election Day, he’s the worst and most destructive by far, probably even if you include Jefferson Davis. Based just on his record from Election Day through 1/5, he’s also the worst, even if he had actually been great otherwise. Based on his record just starting yesterday at lunch time, he’s still easily the worst, even if he was otherwise great. He’s speeding up.
  19. Her speech sounded like someone stole her puppy. I guess losing an election and having the terrorists you riled up try to murder you and your colleagues is a lot for one day. Maybe now the farmer girl understands the phrase, chickens coming home to roost.
  20. PBS report did a quick interview where the terrorist said this like the American Revolution.
  21. Radical Christian terrorism. American ISIS.
  22. Today will be an objective lesson in morality for the VP. Pence being the Bible believer that he is surely knows 1 Cor. 33: Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” Or to quote the modern day Philly prophet, Rocky Balboa, "You hang out with nice people, you get nice friends, ya understand? You hang out with smart people, you get smart friends. You hang out with yo-yo's, you get yo-yo friends. You see, simple mathematics."
  23. More conservative than Attila the Hun.
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