[q3]

>direct calls to violence and to insurrection against a democracy

Did Trump really call for violence? Are those tweets still accessible somewhere? (Serious question, I did not follow his account.)

[tpoacher]

Does it really matter anymore?

[mechnesium]

No, all he said was: "Big Protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"

Protest is protected by the first amendment.

[efdee]

In what world is a call for a "wild protest" not a call for violence?

[Bantros]

Saying a big protest will be wild is a call for violence now.

Psuedo-reality

[chasd00]

are you serious? "wild protest" is about as ambiguous as you can get. There's no call for violence with the word "wild" any more than a "wild party" is a call for violence.

[efdee]

The source is the POTUS, not some frat bro.

[hundchenkatze]

What happened was NOT a protest.

[cbradford]

As CNN would say.. Fiery but mostly peaceful protest

[irateswami]

They should've just declared an autonomous zone and solidarity w/BLM, the media would've loved them.

[txsoftwaredev]

They should have stolen some sneakers and televisions, that's what a protest is as I understand from the MSM.

[mechnesium]

Regardless of what the media is labeling the events on January 6th, the people involved were acting of their own free will. Trump has no culpability for the actions of his supporters.

[lovecg]

Honest question, by that logic, do you think Charles Manson was wrongly imprisoned?