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Graham C

· Föderation EN Do 06.02.2025 15:05:22

@arrrg @davidho it wasn't a coup though. He was elected. Jan 6 was a coup attempt but none of this comes under the definition of a coup. Nobody is trying to unseat Trump. This is a purge.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purge

Charlie the Anti-Fascist Dog

Föderation EN Do 06.02.2025 15:06:27

@adamantichrist @davidho I don't want to get a debate about semantics, but I could make an argument for why this is a coup.

Graham C

Föderation EN Do 06.02.2025 15:09:33

@arrrg @davidho a coup seeks to overthrow the leader and illegally take power. They already have the power, and obtained it legally. This is a purge.

excited for the mastodon rise

Föderation EN Do 06.02.2025 15:24:14

@adamantichrist @arrrg @davidho

heh, can't avoid the semantics discussion even though it is, as Charlie was trying to point out, kinda a waste of time.

They're taking power from the one of the co-equal branches of government. They're exercising power they don't have. They don't have the right to not spend appropriated money. They don't have the right to get the access they have.

That's a coup.

Mike Taylor 🦕

Föderation EN Do 06.02.2025 15:55:41

@qkslvrwolf @adamantichrist @arrrg @davidho Right. The election win wasn't a coup. It was a fair win. It's what's happened SINCE then that's a coup.