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Rudy said the phrase “trial by combat”

There is no point, the dude is lost to reality.

So in other words, you cannot prove the thing you said. I suppose you are right, I am lost to reality.

The point of keeping one's language in the gray area is to avoid culpability. It's no different from when a boss wants their employee to do something unethical/illegal; they don't come out and ask for it explicitly. That isn't how real life usually works.

When people say Trump incited an insurrection, they are bearing this in mind. All but the most obtuse of people understand this.

Yes, he did. And you could rightfully point to that as incitement of violence. However, that is not Trump calling for insurrection.

Edit: I've been hit with the dreaded "You're posting too fast" block, meaning I cannot respond anymore. Why? Because I asked somebody who said that Trump was on public record calling for insurrection to prove it with a quote.

So in the absence of explicit instruction - go to the Capitol, break through the barricade, enter the chamber - there is no responsibility? What if a leader uses phrases like “we need to fight and take back our country and you know what needs to be done”? I’d hope there is a higher standard for president of the United States

> But they’re not going to stop. They’re not going to stop. They’re not. This is a movement. I’m telling you. They’re not going to stop, and everyone, beware. Because they’re not going to stop. They’re not going to stop before election day in November, and they are not going to stop after election day. And everyone should take note of that on both levels. That they’re not going to let up. And they should not, and we should not.

Vice-president-elect Kamala Harris, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XxLR2r5oPg

Whataboutism is perhaps the most ignorant defense used by Trump supporters.

This is not a defense of anything. That's something you projected onto the comment on your own.

The comment is simply pointing out the hypocrisy and double standard that pervades this discussion.

If pointing this out makes you angry, that's not an issue with the comment, but an issue with your ability to handle information that undermines your constructed narrative.

The irony of a Trump supporter claiming projection and hypocrisy. These are literally the founding principles of Trumpism.

And yes, your comment was clear example of whataboutism.

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