First, take a look:
Jack Posobiec: I just wanted to say welcome to the end of democracy. We're here to overthrow it completely. We didn't get all the way there on January 6 but we will endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this right here [at this point he's holding up a cross necklace]. We'll replace it with this right here.#JackPosobiec #CPAC "I just wanted to say welcome to the end of democracy. We're here to overthrow it completely, we didn't get all the way there on January 6th, but we will endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this right here, we'll replace it with this right here." pic.twitter.com/QfJe3CvypP
— Bryan Baca (@TheBryanBaca) February 21, 2024
Steve Bannon: Alright, amen.
Posobiec: Alright. Because all glory is not to government. All glory to God.
That was received by a warm warm round of applause.
NBC has a bit of context:
Posobiec — known for internet trolling, conspiracy theories and blustering rhetoric — said in a subsequent speech and in an interview with NBC News that his statements were largely satirical, poking fun at what he sees as a lack of democratic values from President Joe Biden’s administration.
“We are always supportive of a constitutional republic,” Posobiec said on Friday, referring to conservatives at large.
“What we’re trying to do is return it to the original system. We’re not destroying all of democracy, just their [Democrats'] democracy,” he added.
But in his speech Friday, Posobiec continued to use rhetoric evocative of a violent revolution.
"After we burn that swamp to the ground, we will establish the new American republic on its ashes, and our first order of business will be righteous retribution for those who betrayed America," he declared.
You'll notice there's nothing in there about the cross he was holding up as a replacement for what he wants to destroy. Maybe I'm wrong maybe the "righteous retribution" is the description of Posobiec's Christianity.
