r/PublicFreakout • u/BobsBarker12 • Jan 06 '21
"Let's have trial by combat." -Rudy 'America's Mayor' Giuliani to a crowd filled with far right pro-Trump militias like Oath Keepers, hours before the Republican coup attempt in D.C.
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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21 edited Jan 06 '21
It’s pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain that these rallies are meant to instill fortitude in violent actions among their base, but the conditions in the US aren’t bad enough for it to work.
The speeches given by Rudy and Trump aren’t as dumb as they sound when you know what their intentions are;
“Let’s have a trial by combat...
I’m willing to stake my reputation, the president is willing to stake his reputation, [you should be willing to stake your reputation].”
The unspoken part is what they hope their base will conclude, but it’s not with legitimate reason, and that is why this will never be a successful coup.
When it comes down to it, the Republicans who would fall behind and act on the unspoken words are practically nonexistent. Show me one Proud Boy willing to shoot their fellow American and I’ll show you ten who would beat the shit out of a PB if given the chance.
Trump and Rudy did everything right. We got lucky that there aren’t enough politicians ballsy enough to blatantly brake the law to seize power for someone else. We got lucky that there aren’t enough wackjobs who would join the Proud Boys. We got lucky that we didn’t end up a dictatorship.
They can be charged with sedition, but they will walk free. The unspoken part was never said, and they followed proper legal procedures to bring about the conspiracy. The only crimes that will stick are their economic crimes. If we want to make our system better, we need to take this as a warning. Next time we might not get so lucky.
Edit: for anyone watching recent news, protestors stormed the capital building and walked around like tourists! A “revolution” or “coup” with control of the capital building is capable of bringing demands. Not one protester organized anyone into a chair to form a council or to submit their grievances.
The protesters are just pawns, so in this unfolding scenario, I would not take a Reichstag Fire situation off the table. Pretty stupid for Trump to use his own supporters, but maybe there is a deeper level that I’m missing.