# It's the 5th Anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [January 6, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402 "2026-01-06T16:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/15 "2026-01-06T19:52:08Z")

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Let me quote myself from five years ago:

> [@The takeaway lesson for Trumpers will be: "Violence works; next time do it harder"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-takeaway-lesson-for-trumpers-will-be-violence-works-next-time-do-it-harder/929937/51):
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> I wonder if generations from now, people wear orange masks like Guy Fawkes celebrants and remember this failed coup.
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> _Be wary, be wary, the Sixth of January…_
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> _The Covfefe treason and plot…_
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> _I know of no reason why Covfefe treason,_
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> _Should ever be forgot._

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