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[–]proc0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

They're both related! Would those thousands of people attempted to break in if there was an army of police outside? Would they have broken in if the police used some rubber bullets or anti-riot tactics? On top of that, they have been provoked because the establishment and the media never accepted Trump as president and never treated him with the respect of an elected president.

Those people were there doing that, but the narrative of why they did it and why it happened is the main reason why it's talked about. Riots and protests happened throughout the country and is nothing new. The narrative is trying to sell this is of 9/11 proportions because "muh democracy". That is at least questionable, yet that lands you on crazy conspiracy land... because obviously they don't want people to question it.

[–]Site_rly_sux 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Would those thousands of people attempted to break in if there was an army of police outside? Would they have broken in if the police used some rubber bullets or anti-riot tactics? On top of that, they have been provoked

What a load of BS.

Provoked? Isn't every criminal!

Why weren't they shot? Why isn't every criminal!

You could literally excuse any crime under the sun. Rape? Well he only raped because nobody stopped him! It's the system's fault!

What a load of BS. The people who did it, who we watched do it, ARE responsible for doing it. How crazy that someone would go to all this trouble that you're going to - just to insist that the people who we watched do it, aren't responsible for doing it

[–]proc0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That's besides the point. I'm not saying don't charge them or hold them accountable. I'm pointing at how the narrative is blown up to create fear, and promote hatred for Trump for political reasons. Every time I point at how this is a political tool you point at how people actually got angry and destroyed some property. Both things can be true. I could even grant that none of this was planned, and it was 100% the crowd's fault, however if you don't want to talk about provoking... then let's not blame Trump or anyone else for doing that. Either way, the establishment is exaggerating the event for political gains.

[–]Site_rly_sux 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The people provoking the crowd were trump, Jones, stone, Bannon, Alexander and all that ilk.

The press being against trump is not provocation to storm the capitol. The Iraq war was not provocation to storm the capitol. Thinking that the elite would not like trump to win in 2024 is not provocation to storm the capitol.

Either way, the establishment is exaggerating the event for political gains.

Uh huh. So maybe the left storms the capitol to prevent Biden from losing power. And you'll have to refrain from exaggeration and not act like it's a 9/11 big deal, just live quietly without exaggeration in the new reality where each side gets to stage civic violence and set up guillotines every four years

[–]proc0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If BLM/antifa storm the capitol on election results day, I can assure 100% I won't say it's a threat to democracy. If there are very few casualties and it's mostly a riot, it will be just that, a riot.