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Skittles

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1. the thing is

Reply to La Coliniere (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 05:41 PM

Mar 27

I watched it all in disbelief, amazed at how easily people can be manipulated with SHEER LIES into violence.......but then I was very impressed at the efforts to track them down. Now it seems like the authorities may as well not even have bothered. The party of "law and order" APPROVES of people trying to overthrow the government based on lies. It's a HUGE STAIN on America. We have become an international bad joke.

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Who else believed, while you were watching January 6th unfold [View all] La Coliniere Mar 27 OP

the thing is Skittles Mar 27 #1

The "party of law and order" APPROVES of violence against police officers Martin Eden Mar 27 #3

Naively, when the coup attempt failed, I thought it was the end of Trump's political career. Martin Eden Mar 27 #2

I thought I saw the end of Trump mr715 Mar 27 #4

When Garland didn't act with a sense of urgency after the Jan 6th coup attempt I thought we were in trouble. jalan48 Mar 27 #5

I think I was too shocked, and horrified to think that far ahead... electric_blue68 Mar 27 #6

I wasn't sure that day per se ITAL Mar 27 #7