[JustAnotherFan]

I am glad that some people are recognizing that there are people in positions of power who are trying to orchestrate a coup. When I suggested on this board that there was a non-zero probability chance of a coup post-election a few months ago, people were quick to attack me for it. I'd like to think that opinions have shifted since then. Coups benefit from people denying that coups are possible.

It's amazing how Covid-19 has brought out the best and worst in people in so many ways.

A coup isn't possible for all the reasons stated previously.  There is zero chance, no chance, none, nada.  No one would stand for it, not Biden supporters, not trump supporters, no one in the military, no one in civilian life.  The current system has worked pretty well for longer than all of our lifetimes, the average American does pretty well, and yes, there is a very small, very tiny proportion of the population who do, say and believe in ridiculous things.  Please don't elevate that stupidity into anything remotely like broad acceptance.

Stupidity is not understanding what a coup is and insisting that it is impossible when many nations have fallen because of them. A coup does not necessarily take the form of militiamen storming capitol buildings and publicly executing politicians. Sometimes it can be people in positions of power using the government system against itself. If you think that the military and the police are going to rush in and save a bunch of people sitting at home watching TV you're wrong. And the current system may have worked "pretty well" for you, but coups don't give a damn what you think.

[JustAnotherFan]

I am glad that some people are recognizing that there are people in positions of power who are trying to orchestrate a coup. When I suggested on this board that there was a non-zero probability chance of a coup post-election a few months ago, people were quick to attack me for it. I'd like to think that opinions have shifted since then. Coups benefit from people denying that coups are possible.

It's amazing how Covid-19 has brought out the best and worst in people in so many ways.

A coup isn't possible for all the reasons stated previously.  There is zero chance, no chance, none, nada.  No one would stand for it, not Biden supporters, not trump supporters, no one in the military, no one in civilian life.  The current system has worked pretty well for longer than all of our lifetimes, the average American does pretty well, and yes, there is a very small, very tiny proportion of the population who do, say and believe in ridiculous things.  Please don't elevate that stupidity into anything remotely like broad acceptance.

Stupidity is not understanding what a coup is and insisting that it is impossible when many nations have fallen because of them. A coup does not necessarily take the form of militiamen storming capitol buildings and publicly executing politicians. Sometimes it can be people in positions of power using the government system against itself. If you think that the military and the police are going to rush in and save a bunch of people sitting at home watching TV you're wrong. And the current system may have worked "pretty well" for you, but coups don't give a damn what you think.