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Of course it does justify expanding surveillance. The Capitol riots caused a mild discomfort in very important Democratic politicians, which basically equates i
by touchmystereo 6y ago
Of course it does justify expanding surveillance. The Capitol riots caused a mild discomfort in very important Democratic politicians, which basically equates it with 9/11.
In contrast, many months long BLM riots, while they resulted in many deaths, made thousands of people unsafe and caused billions of dollars of damage, weren't nearly as important.
Why? Because they were controlled by the Democratic establishment and only affected working- and middle-class people, whom those politicians barely consider human. So obviously they didn't see a need for legislation or even condemnation. In fact, they seen the riots as a good thing.
- JarlUlvi 6y agoI don't agree. Similar to the Jan 6 Trump event, many peaceful BLM protest marches were conflated with the simultaneous violent riots. We need to make better distinction between peaceful marching, and wholesale looting and arson. Now Antifa has been a violent, murderous group for as long as I can remember, but they've gotten a pass. Because of a complicit media, the antifa DA in Oregon, tacit approval by Democrat pols, and financial/legal aid. They are the shock troops of the Democrats after all.
- ceejayoz 6y ago> The Capitol riots caused a mild discomfort in very important Democratic politicians... https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-extremists/u-s-capitol-siege-emboldens-motley-crew-of-extremists-idUSL1N2JJ0A0 https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-extremists/u-s-... > Reuters photographer Jim Bourg, who was photographing protesters trying to break down doors to the Capitol building, said he heard three older white men in red “Make America Great Again” caps talking about finding Vice President Mike Pence to hang him from a tree as a “traitor.” > Security agents rushed Pence from the Senate chamber after protesters breached the Capitol building. (There's video evidence of the crowd yelling "Hang Mike Pence", incidentally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW718KRYDtU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW718KRYDtU)
- bebopcowboy 6y agoOh no! Politicians were afraid of their constituents! Meanwhile normal citizens just spent the entire summer having their livelihoods destroyed as the media and corporations cheered on the perpetrators.