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Our democracy remains at risk -- the article is a must read.

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Just a few hours ago I watched a documentary about Germany's AfD. They said they now sit in Germany's govt.

A failure of the Pentagon as said in this piece, but what about FBI, DHS, USSS? FBI field offices held conference calls bc they were extremely concerned about what they were seeing, hearing. Yet they were told everytime that what they were seeing was free speech protected by the 1st A. The field office agent that held the conference calls said those on the call were also alarmed. Then the deleted texts messages of DHS, USSS. And if those things arent alarming enough, Wray said FBI didnt see alarming online threats on or close to 1/6 bc they were either getting a new program installed system wide, or an update, I don't remember now. Seems an odd time to have system wide maintenance around the dates of 1/6 , I mean they are the IC. Then the ADL publishes a report where they searched the Oath Keepers membership list leaked by DDoSecrets earlier in the year, and found 81 individuals across the country as of 8/22 were currently holding, or running for offices. From city councils & school boards, governors, to state reps & senators, and offices in between, including Sheriff's. Since the capitol was attacked 2 years ago, yet as of 4 mos ago they were still active, it would appear as if those holding public offices, are not all that concerned with being affiliated with the oath keepers. I would have thought the press would have been all over that, but no. Then the IG report states that over 300 current, and former DHS employees have belonged to the oath keepers, including a supervisor at border patrol. This is extremely disturbing, and not at all a comprehensive list. It doesnt mention those reps in the ",sedition caucus", or the self-proclaimed constitutional sheriffs.

I started studying a bit of history once it seemed at least very likely to anyone with eyes, that we may have a situation with the former POTUS leaving the W.H. should he lose the election. At least from what I could tell, countries having experienced a failed coup attempt, those in the coup attempted a 2nd time 100% of the time. We cant possibly think that bc 900+ ppl have been arrested in relation to the attack on the capitol that we are anywhere in the neighborhood of "the clear", seeing how not a single person responsible for 1/6 has seen consequences. Functioning govts seem to behave as Germany did recently, not so much like here at home where 2 years later we got around to appointing a special prosecutor, and the seditionists still sit on the same govt they tried to overthrow. What does a failed govt look like? People (including myself) can't understand that after 1/6 that even the democrats wouldnt do much, but here we are. Are we a failed state? And do we stand any real chance of surviving this & democracy sustained on the other side?

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