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One side is actively telling people to "rise up" [0] in a state that recently had a terrorist plot to kidnap the governor [1]. And that had an armed occupation
by MereInterest 6y ago
One side is actively telling people to "rise up" [0] in a state that recently had a terrorist plot to kidnap the governor [1]. And that had an armed occupation of the house of government [2]. And who were recently told by the President to "stand by" [3].
The other side is saying not to actively invite violence. I'm pretty sure those are not equivalent positions.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/trump-advisor-tells-michigan-to-rise-up-aginst-covid-restrictions/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/trump-advisor-te...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_pl...
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52496514 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52496514
[3] https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-donald-trump-chris-wallace-0b32339da25fbc9e8b7c7c7066a1db0f https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-race-and-...
- elicash 6y agoI wasn't saying that the left and right hold equivalent positions. My point was that the comment I was responding to was vague and could be read in a variety of ways.
- MereInterest 6y agoAh, that would make sense. I've been getting frustrated at the "both sides" talking point, as it frequently comes up when discussing superficial similarities, and misinterpreted your comment.