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The protests/riots aren't that bad IMO, this kind of stuff happens. What is bad is the root cause - an elected official fighting tooth and nail to retain power
by mechEpleb 6y ago
The protests/riots aren't that bad IMO, this kind of stuff happens. What is bad is the root cause - an elected official fighting tooth and nail to retain power after being voted out, and finding real support among a large fraction of the population.
- Ovah 6y agoA sieged Senate just doesn't fall into 'stuff happens'. The last it happened was by the hands and torches of British troops during wartime.
- kansface 6y agoSee eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_L%C3%B3pez_Rivera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_L%C3%B3pez_Rivera (off the top of my head, there are probably others).
- nullc 6y agoIf you extend to the states, it's not that exceptional: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-panthers-california-1967_n_568accfce4b014efe0db2f40 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-panthers-california-196...
- sneak 6y agoWhat the Panthers did in California is not comparable at all. I encourage you to listen to the account of the day in their own words. They came armed (nominal, as they went armed everywhere) to a peaceful prearranged meeting at the statehouse. The media turned it into a crazy narrative because black men carrying long arms were photographed inside the statehouse.
- mechEpleb 6y agoThere are other countries on the planet. Rioters breaking into parliaments is not exactly common, but it's not particularly shocking either