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Anyway, my point here is not to defend trump. Just to point out that both sides caused riots over the past 6 months with leaders egging them on and 1 side was

Anyway, my point here is not to defend trump. Just to point out that both sides caused riots over the past 6 months with leaders egging them on and 1 side was penalized.

alisonkisk 6y ago
Show me where both sides' leaders egged on rioters.
- trident5000 6y ago
  Id say the biggest thing was the void of dem leadership even acknowledging the riots. I dont have a rolodex of statements but the theme was encouragement of the protests despite them turning into riots time and time again. Thats specifically the reason they even went on for an entire summer. Can look to twitter trends which were never/rarely censored. Flip side is "walkaway" is not even allowed. Perhaps one example is AOC saying "protests are made to make people uncomfortable" If T said something like that after Jan 6 what would the reaction have been? Any sober person sees the double standard. Dont fight me here I'm just pointing out why so many people are pissed.
- tetrometal 6y ago
  Kamala Harris directly funded the defenses of violent rioters: https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/meet-the-rioting-criminals-kamala-harris-helped-bail-out-of-jail/ https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/meet-the-rioting-crimin... It is a tried-and-true tactic of the left to provide legal services to rioters to embolden them in their terrorism.
michaelmrose 6y ago
Take your fine people on both sides argument somewhere else. One side acknowledged that people had a legitimate reason to protest cops offing black people while specifically discouraging rioting. Another side told people that their country was being stolen from them and only they could stop it before telling them to go to the capital.
- tetrometal 6y ago
  > Another side told people that their country was being stolen from them and only they could stop it before telling them to go to the capital. Was it or wasn't it being stolen? Do you have a debunking of Matt Braynard's argument? [1] I presume not, since one hasn't been presented, because the evidence hasn't been examined or litigated, which is why hundreds of thousands of people went to the capital. What should the American voter do if they believe there's a chance that their election was unfair? Sit it out? Would you? Stop spreading the "very fine people" misinformation. [1] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/11/matt_braynards_data_analytics_have_paid_off.html https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/11/matt_braynards_... [2] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/21/trump_didnt_call_neo-nazis_fine_people_heres_proof_139815.html https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/21/trump_...
  - lumost 6y ago
    I invested the time to read the link. To save others the effort, it's a plea for money to support a vague voter data cross referencing effort. Unsurprisingly no evidence is put forward.
    - mullingitover 6y ago
      It's grifters all the way down.
    - tetrometal 6y ago
      It's attitudes represented by this blithe dismissal of a compelling argument that will continue to divide the nation. I guess you think you're going to get something out of it, but this is a scenario that nobody wins. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
      - lumost 6y ago
        In the spirit of healthy debate, you could share the evidence you find so compelling. The article linked did not include any evidence or argument that I could find (even after watching the video)

Anyway, my point here is not to defend trump. Just to point out that both sides caused riots over the past 6 months with leaders egging them on and 1 side was penalized.

alisonkisk 6y ago

Show me where both sides' leaders egged on rioters.

trident5000 6y ago
Id say the biggest thing was the void of dem leadership even acknowledging the riots. I dont have a rolodex of statements but the theme was encouragement of the protests despite them turning into riots time and time again. Thats specifically the reason they even went on for an entire summer. Can look to twitter trends which were never/rarely censored. Flip side is "walkaway" is not even allowed. Perhaps one example is AOC saying "protests are made to make people uncomfortable" If T said something like that after Jan 6 what would the reaction have been? Any sober person sees the double standard. Dont fight me here I'm just pointing out why so many people are pissed.
tetrometal 6y ago
Kamala Harris directly funded the defenses of violent rioters: https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/meet-the-rioting-criminals-kamala-harris-helped-bail-out-of-jail/ https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/meet-the-rioting-crimin... It is a tried-and-true tactic of the left to provide legal services to rioters to embolden them in their terrorism.

michaelmrose 6y ago

Take your fine people on both sides argument somewhere else. One side acknowledged that people had a legitimate reason to protest cops offing black people while specifically discouraging rioting. Another side told people that their country was being stolen from them and only they could stop it before telling them to go to the capital.

tetrometal 6y ago
> Another side told people that their country was being stolen from them and only they could stop it before telling them to go to the capital. Was it or wasn't it being stolen? Do you have a debunking of Matt Braynard's argument? [1] I presume not, since one hasn't been presented, because the evidence hasn't been examined or litigated, which is why hundreds of thousands of people went to the capital. What should the American voter do if they believe there's a chance that their election was unfair? Sit it out? Would you? Stop spreading the "very fine people" misinformation. [1] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/11/matt_braynards_data_analytics_have_paid_off.html https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/11/matt_braynards_... [2] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/21/trump_didnt_call_neo-nazis_fine_people_heres_proof_139815.html https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/21/trump_...
- lumost 6y ago
  I invested the time to read the link. To save others the effort, it's a plea for money to support a vague voter data cross referencing effort. Unsurprisingly no evidence is put forward.
  - mullingitover 6y ago
    It's grifters all the way down.
  - tetrometal 6y ago
    It's attitudes represented by this blithe dismissal of a compelling argument that will continue to divide the nation. I guess you think you're going to get something out of it, but this is a scenario that nobody wins. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    - lumost 6y ago
      In the spirit of healthy debate, you could share the evidence you find so compelling. The article linked did not include any evidence or argument that I could find (even after watching the video)