On Jan. 6, 2021, an angry mob of Donald Trump supporters swarmed a CBC News crew working near Capitol Hill. Nearly four years later, reporter Katie Nicholson tracked down one of the people who surrounded her that day to find out what she’s thinking heading into another volatile U.S. presidential election.
Was worth the watch for the emotional contortions the supporter twists herself into when confronted by one of the people she threatened, her Democrat-voting husband dealing with it all, and that messed up Trump paraphernalia store.
Our voices didn’t matter. It didn’t matter how we voted.
My suspicion is that she feels that way because she lost. A wild guess, but I think she’s so selfish that she can’t imagine other people’s voice/desires mattering as much as her own personal wishes; their votes shouldn’t count like her’s does.
As someone who voted for Al Gore and Hillary Clinton, I know how she feels.
Fair. But I think the reason behind that feeling is different between the two of you. One is internal, the other is systemic. Though I guess if you were to ask her, she’d say the same thing in reverse.
She can say whatever she wants, but she’s a god damn idiot, and no one smashed any windows at the capital when the voice of the people was actually ignored.
I realize I sound somewhat hostile, and it’s not directed at you. People like her just really piss me off.
“They…they…they…found ballots…”
And that’s when I stopped watching.
That was enough crazy stupid for me.
Yeah, what kind of reporter/interviewer doesn’t immediately follow up with:
Who is “They?”
Where did “they” find these ballots?
Whose ballots were they? Surely they have names on them??
After “they” found them, what did “they” do with them? Surely they would parade this proof around on the news circuits or put them on display somewhere since it’s supposedly a corner stone of their narrative?
No?
Interesting. End of interview. Stop giving these jerkoff whackjobs a platform.
It is important that we understand these people, who are our family and neighbours. This isn’t a person who is seeking a “platform”. Labeling them “jerkoff whackjobs” is emotionally gratifying, but it doesn’t give you useful insight. Indeed, it’s a way of turning off your brain and not thinking deeply about it. It’s a defense mechanism against things that are disturbing and difficult to understand and process.
These people are beyond help, beyond seeing the light and becoming normal humans again.
They look out at the world, the mass of other humans, and they say “You aren’t human because I haven’t given you that right.” I’m ready for the rest of the world to collectively say “No, you.” to these dumbfucks.
I don’t need more insight into who they are, they’ve told us. There’s no more need for further understanding. They’d burn it all down to be in charge of the ashes and people like you want to talk it out with them.
The time is coming to remove the science deniers from positions of power if the rest of us want to SURVIVE. Let alone enjoy our time here.
Personally, I don’t care what happens to them. They’re evil and evil should be wiped from the world.
I’m not actually interested in understanding these people so much as I am interested in getting them treatment. “Whackadoo” stops all critical thought, but I’d only be the last person in the room to do so, and I don’t need the futile stress of any other course of action.
In all fairness I choose not to ‘understand’ televangelists, people who lose their house on slots or the home shopping network, anyone in a cult, anyone waving a sign on a street corner, or fascists. They just need correction, from one programme or another.
I “understand” that they are opting out of almost ALL of the clauses in our shared social contract.
Do they understand the effects of this opt out? How the paradox of tolerance resolves for people who’ve literally had enough and see the opt out for what it is?
Because, for lots of us, once you’re out like that, you’re really out.
It’s also important to remember that doubling down on your beliefs in the face of criticism is also just a defense mechanism. We’ll never change minds by being aggressive. I’m not saying there’s never a place for attacking, but empathy in one on one scenarios is what’s really needed to begin to have people change their opinions at all.
Ballots don’t have names on them. Otherwise, yeah, all questions that should have been asked.
Ballots don’t have names on them? How the fuck do they verify that it’s 1 vote per person then? Mail-in ballots sure as fuck have names on them.
I’m not trying to be judgemental but I am curious have you never voted in person in the US?
Actually better question which country do you live in?
I don’t answer identifying questions.
Then you’ll just need to go with what others have responded with.
Mail-ins have a name on the outside of the envelope, not on the ballot itself. In person, I believe the standard practice is to check-in in some way, providing a record that this specific person voted, but not their specific choices. The specifics will vary by state, but that’s the gist.
Last time I voted in texas I walked in to the local library. Was greeted asking for id, dont know what was typed into the computer, was handed a paper with a number on it, went to booth and put number in, voted, and then collected my I voted sticker and left. I would imagine they connected my name to the number and have a database of everyone.
The number is connected to the ballot, but not your name. It’s a system to verify the registrar issued the ballot, not to track individual votes.
That makes sense
They have a list of people that are registered to vote. They mark off the people on the list who have voted so they can’t vote twice. But when the person actually votes it’s done outside the sight of anyone else (sometimes behind a curtain) so no one knows who they voted for.
There was a time when there were gangs outside of polling stations that would beat the shit out of people that didn’t vote how they wanted. And considering how insane the MAGAs are, it’s not too improbable this kind of thing could happen again if it weren’t for having a secret ballot system.
Zero proof of anything and zero reason to doubt anything, yet both women they talked to know in their hearts that the election will be stolen (again in their minds).
The biggest point all those election deniers ignore is that almost the only Republican with any chance of winning who didn’t win that election was Trump. Why would Democrats not steal the election from goddamn Mitch “The Turtle” McConnell? Why would they they “allow” Republicans to gain 12 seats in the house?
sorry, but you just used a bunch of critical thinking that trump supporters don’t seem to have… lol
Critical thinking leads to critical overload which in turn leads to critical failure to compile
I would like to see where onion girl is.
God I still laugh at that. Thought I wore it out, but now it’s funny again.
Thats a stupid!!!
Sorry, when I saw the name I couldn’t resist.
Ooof, that racist “slip” and the quick attempt to cover it. Minutes 4:38-4:46
Look at all the … illegals comin’ in here. Takin’ over our … white job-uh, black jobs, Hispanic jobs…
That woman is mentally ill, and her husband is a spineless enabler. How sad and depressing.
I couldn’t finish. That lady is disturbing.
Hell of a video — too bad that it took Canadian media to make it! If anyone had any lingering doubts about MAGA being a cult, this will confirm it.
She says Jan 6 was about “love” directly in the face of a woman whose life she previously threatened on that day. But she has to say it, because that’s what the cult told her last.
“Nothing done wrong at all,” Trump said.
"There were no guns down there. We didn’t have guns. The others had guns, but we didn’t have guns.
“And when I say we, these are people that walked down - this was a tiny percentage of the overall which nobody sees and nobody, nobody shows. But that was a day of love.”
These individuals need deprogrammers, not debate.
“The others” had guns? As in, the Capitol Police, Secret Service, and other security services who were desperately trying to stop the mob? Because I’m not aware of any “others” that were there that day.
