"And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore." Could his words inspire violence? Did they?
He spoke of using boldness, boldness to take back the country. Do we consider a sign saying, "Stop the Steal," the image of boldness? Or, is it violence that is more the reflection of, "boldness"?
"The Constitution says you have to protect our country . . . We are determined to defend and preserve government of the people, by the people and for the people." Are those words strong enough to stir the crowd to violence? "You have to protect." Let that one echo in your mind. How do you "protect," and is violence part of it? "Have to," Again, let it echo. Have to, have to, have to. You have no choice. You are going to do what needs to be done. Have to, have to, have to.
He struck on the word, "preserve," urging the protesters to "preserve government of the people, by the people and for the people." And, we connect to the words of the Star-Spangled Banner, which speak of the power that "hath made and preserved us a nation." Thus, he ties his cause to one that did require war.
"We will never give up. We will never concede."
And, the sentence that is quoted the most-often. "You'll never take back our country with weakness."
Reflect on all the meanings of the words he used. Let it sink in that he peppers his speech with language like "boldness," "fight like hell," and "You have to be strong." Does such verbiage tend to a simple protest, or is it a call to more?
And, among the most provoking of what he said: "You're allowed to go by very different rules," implying that you are no longer restricted to normal behavior, no longer restrained by normal rules. You can go beyond the rules, live outside them, create your own.
If the rule is no violence, and you don't have to play by that rule . . .
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