Even Colbert's show is subdued, and you can really hear and feel his anger against the blatant attempted powergrab from the protesters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpUxQyLCBbk

Also, Klobuchar looked like she's damn near to breaking into tears at moments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PiA9mJommE

Agreed, just because you suck ass at coup doesn't change what this was. To believe that you'd have to think that if the senators and representatives hadn't been evacuated it would've been no problem because this was just a protest that broke into the capital. If you profess to believe that I have to assume you're disingenuous because anyone that naive couldn't possibly survive on the internet. 

The Twitter ban is so meaningless and ineffectual it might has well not even have happened. It's good to hear that dumb-dumb may be permanently banned from Facebook, and is at least being banned until the transition is over. Doubt the perma happens, but here's hoping.

The way I see the events is that Trump tried to incite a coup without doing so directly, just to get the benefits of a coup without bearing any responsibility himself. Unfortunately for him, his supporters either didn't really have much of a plan or the plan failed. Either way, they were too incompetent for what Trump wanted, but it certainly seems like Trump wanted a coup without actually being responsible for it legally. If other politicians were responsible, they'd remove Trump (probably via impeachment), but enough of them clearly are not for that to happen.

Now Trump either gives up because he doesn't want to bear the responsibility of a coup or he attempts a coup that makes him directly responsible for it. Judging by his comments about passing the presidency, it sounds like he's given up. On the other hand, it could be just a ruse to get everyone to lower their guard. Luckily I believe Trump is too cowardish to actually take responsibility for a coup and probably too incompetent as well, but I'll believe the presidency to be passed on only once Biden is in and Trump is out. Until then, these are dangerous times.

The bottom line from all this is that the US political system seems to be in need of some reforms to safeguard against coups even better. Additionally, unfortunately relatively shortly and even more importantly, the US people must be united, or no safeguard will be enough to protect American democracy. You're not safe yet, but so far it seems like you got off easy this time - but the next time will almost certainly be worse, if it comes, and after this, the barrier for attempting again will be lower.

Anyway, I'm sure the response will be because the democrats were so mean to Trump so they really started it. That's kind of the typical circular logic. When liberals do something it's evil. When republicans do something it was in reaction to something evil the liberals did so it's really not that bad.

Little Donny is pouting. The twitter ban should be lifted but he hasn't said a word yet. Meanwhile he has been banned on Instagram and Facebook indefinitely.

Turns out these spineless companies can actually do something. All it needed was them realizing that the Democrats control congress now and they have to pander to someone new.

Historically I was republican, and I am still registered as such. But the party lost me a number of years ago. Frankly I do not understand what their platform is anymore, not sure the party does either. The GoP really needs to take the next few months and restructure their strategy. Losing the house, senate and presidency in 4 years.... *slow clap*

There is no platform. I don't mean that facetiously, the party LITERALLY did not put out a platform for the 2020 election. Because when the party is built around Trump who's only position is "what is best for Trump at the moment" they can't put out any sort of coherent platform. 

Isn't this the reason why guns are legalized and protected in the constitution according to many though?

Trump is a narcissist. It will *always* be someone elses fault. Always.

Gee, and people wonder why dems and libs were so worried about Trump getting in power and emboldening shit like this. "Get over it, you lost" was a pretty common phrase used by the right back in 2016, followed by 'you are so hateful to those you disagree with'.

Nobody cares that you disagree with us. Civil disagreements are fine. I don't think as much money should go to the military and I think more should be spent on education. That's a reasonable discourse in politics. Values are different for different people, this is how the world works. What we were worried about was never 'people who disagree with us are in power', it was the fact that people with more guns than common sense were the ones who voted him into power. It was that the president was known to be a narcissictic liar with the maturity level of a toddler and now has access to the big red button and nuclear launch codes.

Downplaying this as a 'difference of opinion' is asanine and dangerous. The issue was never a matter of opinion, it was due to the very real danger of exactly this happening.

When a political party known for their bigotry, denial of science, focus on finances over the environment or education, and an unhealthy obsession with guns gets into power, it's not debate club, it's the prelude to a civil war. When people who say a global pandemic is a myth and that their 'freedom' to not wear a mask supercedes other's 'rights' to a clean bill of health, and those people are the same people who fight so aggressively for their right to carry guns they don't need, it's not about protection or freedom, it's about their faulty worries that their freedoms are being trampled and the ability to destoy all who oppose that.

They're terrorists. They're bullies with guns seeking to silence all who want to keep balance and order. They're assailants who have spent the last 50 years convincing the world they are victims. It's gaslighting. IT's dangerous.

And liberals have been cautioning you all about it for years, because we all knew that if someone like Trump got into power and emboldened these people...this was exactly what could happen. For the longest time, these people mostly kept to themselves, knowing full well that their views were not widely accepted. They had the decency to not take that childish, violent behaviour out in public. But then, the white supremacist cheeto nazi go into power and not only encouraged them but made it clear their values were just as valid as those who think gay people deserve respect or that black people are real people, too.

We've been warning you all for years. We knew it was coming, but nobody wanted to listen. We were shrugged off and mocked if we said it like it is, then called aggressive for wanting to premptively put a stop to this before it got worse. It got worse, and what have you got left, now? They're the bad guys. Look at the state your country is in. Fix it. Because you have a real problem and it's pretty sad that it got this far.

Greatest country? Hah, you're hardly even a first world country with this sort of internal discourse.