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1. we're not there yet with a successful overthrowing of government
2. I've had my eye on the conservative extremist talk spaces for years now - this ain't it (yet) chief. I've been tracking the signals for a good while.
3. the storming of the capitol was the opening note, not the closing note. I see a line going back from trump/social media accelerated extremism to the tea party and I see a line going forward to...god knows what.
4. If you go back in my post history, this was front of mind for me back in August
5. A week before the capitol riot I made sure we were stocked - I said that I know shit will go down.
6. ON THE DAY, I took a deep breath, opened my browser and waited. Nothing. Refresh. Nothing. Then I thought "I'll hear about it soon" - cue, my wife two hours later saying "hey did you see...?" and me thinking "what took so long?"
7. I was UNDERwhelmed about the events of that day. I don't have my eye on the white supremacist pipeline people - those on the fringes of being willful participants in areas that explicitly state affinity for white supremacy / AKA conservatives / AKA alt right, alt lite because...
8. My nightmare is those who fall in the accelerationist category. These are the people who were planning on attacking their fellow white countrymen during the Virginia gun rally with the goal of making a controversial yet non-violent event into a confusing and violent hell. See also "The Base".
9. A single mass event would likely not be the method. Think of local, seemingly disconnected events. I'm talking about terrorism ya'll.
10. I'm worried but I'm not worried for right now because we're on a longer-term trajectory that may mirror the historical uprising of fascism. The riot was unsuccessful in fulfilling its goal, but it did serve the purpose of raising the bar. People who are otherwise on the sidelines are maybe now more willing to get take action.
11. watching the news is not going to give you a sense of where things really are. by the time its on the news, it's already happened. if you want to pick up on what is going to happen and what these people are thinking, then you have to unfortunately, go into the armpits of the web. All the gross subs, the chans, gab, TDwin, kiwif*rms, etc.
I DO NOT RECCOMEND GO TO THESE PLACES. (if you're not used to it, its shocking, if you're used to it, then by god go outside and hug a puppy)
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