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[–] [email protected] 60 points 6 months ago (15 children)

Agreed but there is an important win here:

Isreal Easterday, 23, was arrested in Florida in December 2022 and was found guilty in October on several counts, including felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting officers.

No more gun ownership for him, nor voting rights (in most states). He's removed himself from the most important parts of political discourse.

Something else I'm interested in seeing in the future is the sentence of a second conviction for some of these folks in the future when they inevitably decide to try some kind of insurrection again. What does sentencing look like for a two time insurrectionist?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What does sentencing look like for a two time insurrectionist?

There is no second failure. I’m pretty sure the pattern goes:

  1. Beer Hall putsch
  2. Light prison sentences and pardons
  3. Political minority take over
  4. Dismantle democracy

Look for step 3 on Jan 2025.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do we need to look to Europe for a pattern when we experienced a Civil War right here at home?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

No, but they aren't looking at history for a pattern that matches current events. They are looking for current events to match to the historical pattern they already chose, which is Hitler's rise to power.

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