Grumpy Philosopher
@stevecooke.org
Grumpy. Associate Professor of Political Philosophy. Animal rights, ethics of activism, political philosophy.
Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/
Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/
Trump wanted violence, he encouraged violence, he stood by when violence occurred, and then he defended the violence that happened. Trump isn‘t threatening to sue the BBC because it painted an inaccurate picture of him, he‘s doing it because he thinks criticising or defying him should be forbidden.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump wanted violence, he encouraged violence, he stood by when violence occurred, and then he defended the violence that happened. Trump isn‘t threatening to sue the BBC because it painted an inaccurate picture of him, he‘s doing it because he thinks criticising or defying him should be forbidden.
During the insurrection, Trump repeatedly ignored calls to calm his supporters down. As his own press secretary said: ‘Trump was pouring gasoline on the fire‘. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Trump watched Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot unfold on TV, ignored pleas to call for peace
Donald Trump sat for hours watching the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol unfold on live TV, ignoring pleas by his children and other close advisers to urge his supporters to stop the violence, witnesses told a congressional hearing on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
During the insurrection, Trump repeatedly ignored calls to calm his supporters down. As his own press secretary said: ‘Trump was pouring gasoline on the fire‘. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
During the insurrection, Trump claimed the election had been fraudulent & said: ‘You’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.‘. He repeatedly called for a fight, over hours - to a crowd he knew was armed.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
During the insurrection, Trump claimed the election had been fraudulent & said: ‘You’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.‘. He repeatedly called for a fight, over hours - to a crowd he knew was armed.
When Trump told his followers to march on Capital Hill & ‘fight like hell‘, following with ‘peacefully and patriotically‘ might as well have been said with a nod & a wink. While insurrectionists chanted calls to hang Mike Pence, Trump posted attacks on Pence.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
When Trump told his followers to march on Capital Hill & ‘fight like hell‘, following with ‘peacefully and patriotically‘ might as well have been said with a nod & a wink. While insurrectionists chanted calls to hang Mike Pence, Trump posted attacks on Pence.
On the one hand, I feel a bit like reading this was a waste of 3.7 hours of my time. On the other hand, it did prompt some interesting reflections and was 3.7 hours I did not spend working. I think I‘ll count this a win. I’m not deterred from reading another of his books, so it must be.
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
On the one hand, I feel a bit like reading this was a waste of 3.7 hours of my time. On the other hand, it did prompt some interesting reflections and was 3.7 hours I did not spend working. I think I‘ll count this a win. I’m not deterred from reading another of his books, so it must be.