On January 6 of 2021, you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting, and yet the corporate media and Democrats slander them with the made-up term 'insurrectionist,'" he told host Sean Hannity. "And yet in this instance, they are not willing to call off their goons [abortion protestors] even now as this has the potential to escalate and escalate further."
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First, Trump was boasting when he said the speech might have reached 10 thousand, actual count was below that. Second, they are not the insurrectionist. The peaceful ones left rather then riot. Third, insurrectionist isn’t a new word, it just wasn’t widely used until describing the January 6th riot. Fourth, insurrectionist is used to downplay the event because traitor is considered a bit harsh.
The “peaceful protesters” on Jan. 6 invaded a government building, assaulted police, vandalized the building. The roe protesters are standing outside, waving signs and yelling. Do you see why people might see a significant difference between the two groups?
Fundie logic:
Black people marching down a street to protest being killed by police: violent terrifying riots.
White people storming a government building, physically harming police and killing one of them, screaming threats, stealing things, and smearing shit on the walls: peaceful protest.
I would love to see what George Orwell would think of the situation we’re in now.
ETA: Also, we’re not goons who can be “called off”. We’re not Democratic Party operatives or whatever you think. I’m not even actually a democrat, I am unaffiliated. We are small groups and individuals uniting to protest the loss of our rights and I for one will not stop until these fundie assholes who want Christian sharia themselves are stopped.
WTF, I’m not that much younger than Ted Cruz and I was taught about the 1805 Insurrection Act in High School, where did he even get his education. Oh, wait, I looked it up and it says a private Baptist School in Texas. Obviously.
Incidentally I also checked when the word “insurrection” was first used in English. Apparently that would be 1425.
Did this guy become a politician by going door-to-door saying to everyone “You voted for me” before walking away and they somehow believed him? Is that how he got into government despite being unqualified to wash dishes, unlikable on any level, and quite openly hated by everyone regardless of their political affiliation in addition to being caught running from his responsibilities? Did somehow getting lucky with a Jedi Mind Trick gone horribly wrong get him his job and that’s why this spineless blobfish of a man can somehow come across as brazen, insulting the intelligence of literally anyone who was not in a coma on Jan 6 while everyone from the news, to the besieged politicians, to the rioters themselves took to every platform to broadcast the carnage?
How and why is Ted Cruz?
I wouldn’t even call this gaslighting because that’s an attempt at subtle manipulation. I’m not even sure what the accurate term is. Regardless this is totalitarian talk, inverting peaceful protest and terrorism based on which side is favored. We need to wake up to what these statements are - threats.
<@Passerby > #126566
I have been wondering that as well… But since this IS a government where other stupid & uneducated ones like Palin & Taylor-Greene (aka miss gazpacho) can get in positions of power and where someone as unbelievably incompetent, stupid, selfish, & unlikable as Trump can become POTUS, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised anymore…
It’s ironic, isn’t it? The Founders of the USA’s desire to give the people as much liberty as possible now causes said people to use said liberties to turn the USA into a totalitarian state.
Fine, Cruz. If insurrectionist is a made up term, let's go with the one that fits better anyway: traitor.
How can you be so willfully blind, and so awfully stupid? And you're thrice handicapped by the fact you're Republican.
I've heard of people selling their souls for the Party, but it seems lately Republicans are selling their brains as well.
<@Yutolia > #126588
Well, Cruz is a senator, so he runs statewide - his only district lines are the borders of Texas. To that extent he is, unfortunately, an accurate reflection of Texas voters' preferences. But don't underestimate the impact of big money from the interests he serves; and remember the crucial phrase is "voters' preferences." Turnout is the final determinant of elections. When churches and corporations march their minions to the polls, they can only be beaten by better organization. Since that's rare, you usually get people like Cruz.
“And yet in this instance, they are not willing to call off their goons"
Kind of revealing, Ted. Every GOP accusation is a confession.
Seems to be a continuation of the "big lie" and "anternative facts" (aka false bullshit). At the time, other terminology used, if you would like to avoid insurrection: violent riots, capitol storming, coup attempt and domestic terrorism. Not your typical peaceful protest. Not everyone present attacked, of course.
Of course it was a peaceful protest!
Just like the Russians are doing in the Ukraine now, and the warmonge- erm, peaceful protest movement is led equally competently there too.
<@Creativerealms > #126622 Seems thanks to the Senate, Supreme court justices will be better protected then the capital was on Jan 6th
This may not necessarily be a bad thing. The Capitol was not nearly as well-protected as it should have been. Yes, it feeds the conservative delusion that liberal protesters are feral killers or whatever, but there’s also the possibility that the liberal-leaning Justices might be in danger. Better safe than sorry, probably. I mean, maybe it’s nothing, or there might be some long-term advantage to martyring one of them, but we shouldn’t be disregarding people’s lives so casually.
<@Conscience > #126644
“Peaceful” to Republicans seems to mean something more along the lines of “doing what benefits our immediate agenda” rather than having anything to do with the concept you’d find in the dictionary. Protests against the Supreme Court decision cannot be “peaceful” because they undermine what the Republican party wants to accomplish. The Insurrection, despite directly threatening the lives of most of the Republican Party who hid in mortal fear from the mob screaming for their blood, and more importantly the use of absolute bullshit to whip a mob into a killing frenzy were tools the Republican Party wants to keep as an option to solidify their positions without the “inconvenience” of relying on getting majority support in a democracy. So as such they’ll call it a “peaceful demonstration” with a straight face. Like so much of the rest of the English language, it means only what they want it to mean.
“Peaceful” as in “forceful invasion of the Congress, with death threats against high officials and assaults, some deadly, on police”?
Confused?
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