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The order of events has troubled me since the beginning. People came to a protest. Trump made a speech on the stage. People got incited to rush the building by
by belorn 6y ago
The order of events has troubled me since the beginning.
People came to a protest. Trump made a speech on the stage. People got incited to rush the building by what was said.
But then we the events that say that people constructed bombs at home and organized an attack far in advance, and traveled to the protest in order to rush the building.
The odd thing is that I heard similar narratives about BLM riots. In some it was said that BLM organized protests which were peaceful, but which later turned into riots. Other say that the rioters was people from outside that had planned the rioting in advanced and traveled to the protests.
Are all four versions true, or only a subset?
- xapata 6y agoAll statements are true, except for where they're mutually exclusive: For both the Trumpist Insurrection and the BLM protests, some people were intending a peaceful march, some were intending a riot, and some were even intending or hoping for violence. However, where the Trumpist Insurrection differs was the (small?) portion that intended a "revolution," to quote one Elisabeth from Knoxville. The most extreme form of BLM seemed to be the CHOP, which may have wished for an autonomous zone, but not a revolution.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 6y agoBogaloo group has been mentioned before. At this point, I am certain that there are groups in US keen on using existing tensions for their goals.