@tristansnell i understand why the term gets used, but tbh i think #insurrection is a bit too abstract.

#Jan6 was a #fascist #Putsch.

@philip_cardella @tristansnell seems like sort of an “all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares” type situation.

i think i agree that it would be useful if it were articulated more precisely as autogulpe or (imo even more accurate) authoritarian / fascist putsch. https://infosec.place/notice/AdXvf4sqrlBu0Zj9lo

@philip_cardella @tristansnell yeah tbh after posting that I thought even “authoritarian” is still too abstract. at the very least it would need to be “far-right authoritarian” — but in the long view, I don’t think anyone is gonna seem hyperbolic for calling it fascist. (and tbh, all current soft pedaling of that term seems like political caution / negotiation)

@philip_cardella @tristansnell very good to know about the scholarly discourse — I think broader public discourse is still being pretty unduly shy about it (thanks in no small part to the largest media corporation in the world incessantly pumping out far right disinfo); but I guess they probably will be until it’s too late.