> One thought that comes to mind is that I'm sure the most heavily armed nation in the world could have gotten rid of these people in no time, but perhaps they

> One thought that comes to mind is that I'm sure the most heavily armed nation in the world could have gotten rid of these people in no time, but perhaps they didn't because of the symbolism of the location. > In the end, a guy in buffalo costume fooling around on the senate floor is better than puddles of blood. This statement is no longer true. My left leaning twitter feed has many references about how the police removed wheelchair bound protestors some years ago and references to lost eyes during BLM walks/riots and Jane Fonda's arrest on the steps of the Capitole and pictures of police officers in body armour waiting on the steps of the Capitole for BLM marches. Gunshots were fired in the Capitole, POTUS's message to deescalate started with election results denial, protestors brought down the flag and replaced it with a Trump flag. It's much more concerning than the buffalo guy fooling around. Reframing the chain of events to that single moment is missing the bigger picture.