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Stop treating these people like they are victims. They used force to attempt to stop the lawful, democratic transition of power by the joint session of the US C
by boc 6y ago
Stop treating these people like they are victims. They used force to attempt to stop the lawful, democratic transition of power by the joint session of the US Congress. The are traitors to this nation, full stop.
- jrmg 6y agoThey can be both victims and traitors. As much as I’d like to live in a world where reason and reasonableness were innate, environment matters in determining a person’s mode of thought. I like this NYTimes price someone posted elsewhere in this thread: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-protests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-pro... [Edit: This does not mean I think that the insurrectionists shouldn’t be held accountable! Though motivations can be complex, justice matters.]