One thing that stands out to me with these people who stormed the Capitol, is there doesn't appear to be a hint of a thought that the whole thing might fail.

One of the more jarring moments apart from the violence was dude with his foot up on Pelosi's table. The. We have people giving their names, and then looking at the Q shit, where it's essentially fan fiction that they treat as prophecy.

The woman who got shot believed, if I recall correctly, she was there to participate in "the storm", where The Donald was going to execute all his political enemies.

If these people don't think real consequences are possible, there's not much incentive to change the way they approach this. Or, worse, the cynic in me thinks fear of consequences may make them that much more determined to make sure they succeed.