Trump followers invade the capitol

[ceecee]

Active duty Marine arrested for allegedly pushing officer during Capitol riot - CBS News

Warnagiris, a 40-year-old Marine Major who was stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, is the first known active duty service member charged in the riot investigation, and joins a list of at least 44 other Capitol riot defendants who have served in the U.S. military.

I'm pretty sure I said somewhere in this thread that active duty military and police were absolutely part of this insurrection. He won't be the only one.

 

[ceecee]

This interview is really excellent and it confirmed my suspicions (belief in the Great Replacement and the election being stolen) as the motivating factor in 1/6 and other violent right wing incidents. Plus some new info I have never heard before. The right/conservatives are fundamentally driven by fear, real or imagined and when right wing media continues to push these lies, plus insisting on a stolen election and other fantastical bullshit on the most susceptible people - this is what you get.

 

[Totenkindly]

The demographic spread described there was unexpected and kind of mind-boggling. But it's all stuff that needs to be teased out and understood if there will be any hope of addressing it.

 

[ceecee]

The demographic spread described there was unexpected and kind of mind-boggling. But it's all stuff that needs to be teased out and understood if there will be any hope of addressing it.

Very true. But I don't know what more it will take for people to grasp that understanding is going to be an ongoing thing.

 

[Kephalos]

I can't help myself.

 

[The Cat]