• Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    “Until people like this, that advocate for the overthrow of the American government are tried convicted and hanged… it will continue,” Gillette said in response to a video of Jayapal.

    Uhh so what was January 6th?

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      He’s right though. None of the Jan 6th insurrectionists were hanged and the behaviour continued.

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        I’m actually baffled that Americans have scoffed at treason so hard. A slap on the fucking wrist is all they got.

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          Plenty of us wanted to murk the bastards or at least seize assets, the problem is that due to civility bullshit there was no practical political will. Every fucking dem and independent could’ve wanted literally any punishment for it but short of lynching a couple Congress critters to get the ball rolling nothing would’ve motivated the required actions.