When Antifa burned down the police station in Portland, with people inside, no news organization nor any Democrats condemned the violence.
When Antifa burned police cars in Portland and Seattle and Minneapolis, over 3 months, no news organization nor any democrats condemned the violence. When Black Lives Matter burned police cars in Los Angeles and New York and other cities, leading to looting and damaging of stores, no news organization nor any democrats condemned the violence.
The takeover of the Capitol building by protesters was a terrible event, but even though there was no burning of the building, nor any damage to the building, Democrats and news organizations were quick to call it “ domestic terrorism”.
Why didn’t democrats or news organizations call any of the violence all summer, “domestic terrorism?”
Because it was not politically correct to do so.
Marshall Hubsher
Port Washington
This is the power of social media and inflammatory cable news. A meaningless trope is started and is mindlessly parroted without end in an echo chamber.
One, there is no such thing as “Antifa.” It’s not an organization like the Proud Boys or any of the numerous militias that exist in this country who openly favor armed insurrection.
If there WERE a thing called “Antifa,” I don’t recall any “member” carrying pipe bombs or detonating devices with them, or plastic cuffs to use on law enforcement.
Nor do I recall any of the “members” interrupting the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in the history of the Republic. Kind of beats burning down a CVS, no?
By the way, Mr. Hubsher: It is becoming rapidly apparent that the storming of the Capitol was arranged, if not abetted, from the inside. Stay tuned.
This was an attempted coup. I would be glad it failed.
Democrats repeatedly denounced the violence. A quick search on the internet will reveal that. Unfortunately it is the legacy of trump that his followers willfully remain ignorant and uninformed. What to do with these parasites of society?