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Sine_Fine_Belli on February 13rd, 2025 at 20:39 UTC »

This was US Marine combat veteran Ruben Gallego as violent MAGA insurrectionists were overrunning the Capitol on January 6th. He gathered fellow Democrats to prepare to fight if necessary. “I would have killed motherfuckers to save this democracy. Fuck those guys.”

I_Make_Art_And_Stuff on February 13rd, 2025 at 21:00 UTC »

It still blows my FREAKIN' mind that Jan 6th wasn't the end of it all... but no, not only was it not the end, but they were all pardoned. We are fucked.

BasicPhysiology on February 13rd, 2025 at 21:10 UTC »

Speaking about this moment on January 6th, Gallego said:

> People are hyperventilating.

> It was just bad. They were scared. I mean they were really, really scared.

> I was an infantryman in the united states marine corps. I had to deal with some very aggressive crowds when I was in Iraq.

> Individuals themselves aren't usually a problem, but when they get collectively together, and they create a mob, the mob is the weapon.

> I was ready to fight. I saw a lot of shit back in my day but I was not gonna die on the floor of the fucking house of representatives like i was not gonna get taken out by some insurrectionist bastard. My plan was to stab somebody in the eye and in the throat and take away their weapon and fight to survive.