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> You can hold the stance that WSB fiasco is idiotic scaremongering while also acknowledging that there are other internet mobs that do real harm. You mean lik

> You can hold the stance that WSB fiasco is idiotic scaremongering while also acknowledging that there are other internet mobs that do real harm. You mean like that group that has torched neighborhoods, shot polive officers, shot other protesters, thrown rocks, use baseball bats on police and civilians etc etc? Or do you mean the really really scary ones like the ones that walked into Capitol Hill and had four lunatics with strips along with them while the rest were busily taking photos?

seizethegdgap 6y ago
That's the most hilariously disingenuous take on what happened at the Capitol that I've read so far, so points for that. Nearly 95% of all protests this summer were non-violent, and 80% of all protests were linked to BLM: https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/ https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-vi... Point out to me a single BLM protest where both: • 6 people died • BLM stormed a capitol building while the legislative body was in session
- betwixthewires 6y ago
  So I don't have skin in the game here, and I'm definitely no fan of the comment you responded to (not appropriate for this forum and not conducive to real discussion) but I figured I'd point out 1 person was killed at the capitol and she was shot by DC police, another cop was thought to have been killed with a fire extinguisher but that is currently being investigated, and the rest died of heart attacks and things like that. To claim "6 people died" is at least as disingenuous as what you're accusing.
  - seizethegdgap 6y ago
    Maybe it was a little disingenuous. Of the 5 (my apologies) that died, 1 was a stroke, 1 was a heart attack, 1 was crushed by the mob, and we know what happened to the other 2. I could be wrong, but I still don't think there was a single BLM protest this summer where 3 people were killed.
    - skinkestek 6y ago
      I agree my example was ugly. I wasn't there, wouldn't have been there if I could (quite on the contrary I'm working on getting people away from such activities.) Still I think we shouldn't compare the Capitol event with one BLM event but rather compare all MAGA events with all BLM events.

seizethegdgap 6y ago

That's the most hilariously disingenuous take on what happened at the Capitol that I've read so far, so points for that. Nearly 95% of all protests this summer were non-violent, and 80% of all protests were linked to BLM: https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/ https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-vi... Point out to me a single BLM protest where both: • 6 people died • BLM stormed a capitol building while the legislative body was in session

betwixthewires 6y ago
So I don't have skin in the game here, and I'm definitely no fan of the comment you responded to (not appropriate for this forum and not conducive to real discussion) but I figured I'd point out 1 person was killed at the capitol and she was shot by DC police, another cop was thought to have been killed with a fire extinguisher but that is currently being investigated, and the rest died of heart attacks and things like that. To claim "6 people died" is at least as disingenuous as what you're accusing.
- seizethegdgap 6y ago
  Maybe it was a little disingenuous. Of the 5 (my apologies) that died, 1 was a stroke, 1 was a heart attack, 1 was crushed by the mob, and we know what happened to the other 2. I could be wrong, but I still don't think there was a single BLM protest this summer where 3 people were killed.
  - skinkestek 6y ago
    I agree my example was ugly. I wasn't there, wouldn't have been there if I could (quite on the contrary I'm working on getting people away from such activities.) Still I think we shouldn't compare the Capitol event with one BLM event but rather compare all MAGA events with all BLM events.