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done, it's a coup:

artappraiser — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:32:18 +0000

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done, it's a coup:

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — #Myanmar military television says military has taken control of the country for one year.
— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) February 1, 2021

looking like a real genuine

artappraiser — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:34:27 +0000

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looking like a real genuine textbook COUP D'ETAT may be happening in Myamar right now:

Myanmar army detains country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, president and other high-profile political leaders amid coup fears, according to multiple reports

The Southeast Asian country's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in an early morning raid on Monday along with Myanmar's President Win Myint and other senior ruling party figures, according to Reuters, Channel News Asia and the BBC. Late last week several diplomatic missions in Myanmar issued a statement warning against a military coup as tension flared between the civilian government and the country's powerful military following the general election in November. The new parliament in Myanmar was due to meet on Monday for the first time since Suu Kyi's landslide win in the election.

The way I look at it is that

moat — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 03:31:33 +0000

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The way I look at it is that one could accept that a crime needs a strong response without labeling it the worst crime imaginable. If only the most extreme crimes are worth taking note of, suffering something less than that becomes less objectionable. That logic really pisses me off.

good to have your thoughts. I

artappraiser — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 03:05:09 +0000

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good to have your thoughts. I was never comfortable with the use of "coup" as adequate communication but I fully admit my linguistics are strictly intutive, from a lifetime of reading. I definitely liked what the expert in the video said! It was very clear. Especially about the seriousness level, how coup does not add extra in that regard. You categorize first, then you talk about how serious, not invest seriousness level to certain words over others.

I concur with the observation

moat — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:42:46 +0000

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I concur with the observation that the absence of state military involvement is important in describing the event; Especially since that very military expressly declared who they thought the enemy was before the event.

On the other hand, the absence of support from military resources on 1/6 suggests levels of influence that will take time to sort out.

The idea that the vote results could have been changed that day is the part I would like to have be laid to rest. It was not possible. And if it was done despite that limit, that is what could fairly be described as an attempted coup, with all the civil war some seem to be hankering for

Video embedded below from

artappraiser — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:18:52 +0000

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Video embedded below from WaPo Jan. 28 Was the Capitol riot a coup attempt?

Did the attack that followed President Donald Trump’s speech on Jan. 6 amount to an attempted coup, or is it more properly classified as an insurrection? And why does that matter?

The "Old Canard" was duck

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:32:09 +0000

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The "Old Canard" was duck hunting, after all. If it walks like a duck and shoots like a duck... oh hell, even Homer got sidetracked here and there.

I am disappointed that you

artappraiser — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:31:46 +0000

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I am disappointed that you are using those old canards instead of doing something with this new one. I will try not to expect a homer all the time...

What?

moat — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:39:15 +0000

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What?

Why would I deny the taunt?

rmrd0000 — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:36:22 +0000

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Why would I deny the taunt?