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Matthew Gertz ✔ @MattGertz
The president of the United States blesses the insane talking point that his Fox News propagandists have been using in recent days. https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/right-wing-media-label-impeachment-inquiry-coup-driven-democrats
This is extremely dangerous.
Right-wing media label impeachment inquiry a coup driven by Democrats
Numerous conservative media figures have responded to the announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump by calling the investigation an attempted coup by Democrats.
mediamatters.orgDonald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP, intended to take away the Power of the....
7:44 PM - Oct 1, 2019
Dagstead Bumwood
(3,642 posts)Oh, right, they're in on it, too. That's why it's a 'deep' state and not a 'not-too-shallow' one. Derp.
bluestarone
(16,976 posts)I really believe tRUMP is getting these ideas from putin himself!
riversedge
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(52,253 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)So, they have their new deflection fallacy, as expected. Oh, forget about the crimes perpetrated by a traitor in office, its a coup.
This is sound more like walking into a group therapy meeting of conspiracy theorists at the psych ward. Yikes.
They are still playing to their base and trying to taint public opinion, and at all costs. You can smell the desperation.
Somehow, I see this is not going to fly with the people and will continue to erode their credibility, which is great.
They better watch their use of that term, (even though it is inappropriate) it has more than one meaning, in its short form without the full length coup d'état, (which applies to the sudden, military takeover of a country):
"a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment."
dweller
(23,641 posts)i don't have the T-shirts printed yet ☹️
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Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)If they want to ignore the definition of the word they are using, they do so at their own peril. The ignorance reeks.
Definition of coup d'état
: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics
especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group.
Definition of impeach
(Entry 1 of 2)
transitive verb
1 : to charge with a crime or misdemeanor specifically : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office.
They are not the same. The word is being misused and that is both erroneous and dangerous.