08-01-2022, 12:35 PM
(08-01-2022, 12:24 PM)hollodero Wrote: For sure the far right has no monopoly on violence. I don't think this is about making that claim though. It's rather about how pointing to Antifa or BLM is a lousy counterargument to the condemnation of the Capitol storm or Trump's role in it.
Eg. "both sides have bad apples" imho does not apply. For one, violence from the left usually does not get endorsed by democratic politicians, eg. Bernie did not tell that wannabe assassin that the potential victims would have deserved it and that he loves him.
There is no counterargument to the Capitol riot. Even if the Dems had endorsed an incident that perfectly mirrored it that wouldn't make the Capitol riot any better. As to your second point, I don't think I can agree. Dem politicians have absolutely called for violence, they're just more surreptitious about it. Maxine Waters is a good starting point for this. Plausible deniability doesn't impress me, at all.
(08-01-2022, 12:26 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Right, but people who say those guys were secret MAGA operatives should be called out. I'm sure they are out there.
Of course my mother in law thinks they we're programmed by the Clintons.
It's interesting to see the different takes on the false flag operative based on the nature of the protest. Essentially, both sides firmly believe that glowies are sabotaging their protests and fomenting violence but equally scoff at the assertion when made by the other side.