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> I would assume (I'm just speculating) that the goal is to make the Capitol assault look better by comparison. Or sell the idea that it was antifa, or galvaniz
by tablespoon 4y ago
> I would assume (I'm just speculating) that the goal is to make the Capitol assault look better by comparison. Or sell the idea that it was antifa, or galvanize their own forces again under the "them or us", "kill or be killed" etc... idea.
That kind of wild speculation is step 1 in "how to do conspiracy theory."
- pvaldes 4y ago> That kind of wild speculation is step 1 in "how to do conspiracy theory." It seems that theory in this particular case was strong enough to became law (or we wouldn't have reached the "trial for conspiracy" phase). Time will say how it ends but, for the smaller Idus of January at least, doing time is the only future possible. Politicians are a lazy crew. If they bother to go out of their bath-masses routine to do something really unpopular, you can bet that there is a reward for doing it.