Do we even have evidence that anyone was planning anything other than minor protests for March 4? This seems as badly exaggerated as the January 6 protests were.
Do we even have evidence that anyone was planning anything other than minor protests for March 4?
Not really, the theory seemed to be that Trump would be reappointed but I didn't see an actual call to action. The ACs were right about that part in the previous discussion.
However, the claim that nobody was buying into the mar 4 thing was disproven because a bunch of people showed up to watch the Re-Inauguration.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @05:25AM
(4 children)
by Anonymous Coward
on Friday March 05 2021, @05:25AM (#1120201)
As happens in these sorts of things, now the claim the Qult members in my family are passing around is that it will be during Biden's first address to the joint session of Congress. They are also claiming this one on the fourth was an obvious trap despite themselves pushing the memes about it 6 or so weeks ago.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @05:32AM
by Anonymous Coward
on Friday March 05 2021, @05:32AM (#1120203)
The people that showed up at the Capitol bought into the lies of the media, and only the lies of the media. There was literally zero action from anybody else about March 4th.
However, the claim that nobody was buying into the mar 4 thing was disproven because a bunch of people showed up to watch the Re-Inauguration.
How big is a "smallish group" or a "smattering" (the actual term used by the reporter in your second link) again? Hint: it's not a "bunch of people" unless you have really low standards. This story is not improved by weasel-speak.
And I think it's telling that the reporter only reported interviewing a couple of people. Sounds to me like QAnon was outnumbered by the usual protesters that show up in Washington DC and the reporter gave up the fight after he found a couple.
My prediction was "very sparse" and "bunch" was just a quick way of saying there was a nonzero amount. If you want to insist on the very sparseness of the crowd I will enjoy the reinforcement about how right I was!
(Score: 1, Touché) by khallow on Friday March 05 2021, @03:01AM (9 children)
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday March 05 2021, @03:37AM (8 children)
Not really, the theory seemed to be that Trump would be reappointed but I didn't see an actual call to action. The ACs were right about that part in the previous discussion.
However, the claim that nobody was buying into the mar 4 thing was disproven because a bunch of people showed up to watch the Re-Inauguration.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @05:25AM (4 children)
As happens in these sorts of things, now the claim the Qult members in my family are passing around is that it will be during Biden's first address to the joint session of Congress. They are also claiming this one on the fourth was an obvious trap despite themselves pushing the memes about it 6 or so weeks ago.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @09:47AM (3 children)
Is deathmonkey in your family?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @11:10AM (2 children)
No, the ones that talk about Q and related conspiracies all live in red states.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @12:02PM (1 child)
The only person talking about march 4th is deathmonkey, I figured they were the ringleader.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday March 05 2021, @05:00PM
Nobody here is talking about that. March 4th is so yesterday's news.
The Electoral College voting is an affirmative action program for low populated states.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @05:32AM
The people that showed up at the Capitol bought into the lies of the media, and only the lies of the media. There was literally zero action from anybody else about March 4th.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday March 05 2021, @02:02PM (1 child)
How big is a "smallish group" or a "smattering" (the actual term used by the reporter in your second link) again? Hint: it's not a "bunch of people" unless you have really low standards. This story is not improved by weasel-speak.
And I think it's telling that the reporter only reported interviewing a couple of people. Sounds to me like QAnon was outnumbered by the usual protesters that show up in Washington DC and the reporter gave up the fight after he found a couple.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday March 05 2021, @05:15PM
My prediction was "very sparse" and "bunch" was just a quick way of saying there was a nonzero amount. If you want to insist on the very sparseness of the crowd I will enjoy the reinforcement about how right I was!