[abvdasker]

Incredible that you've found a way to blame Black Lives Matter protesters — who were not present and whose protests were overwhelmingly peaceful[1] — for the actions of a right wing mob. You've completely ignored the difference between the actual goals of the "far-left extremists" and those of these Trump supporters. You've completely ignored the difference in harm done by a protest turning violent and damaging a business and a group storming the US Capitol to overturn the results of a democratic election in the most powerful nation on Earth. The details matter and to simply throw up your hands and kvetch about vague "extremism" deflects responsibility from the individuals and ideologies which promote attacks on democracy.

This kind of cowardly equivocation in the face of fascism is exactly how the events of yesterday were allowed to happen. Your attitude — sadly held by too many Americans — is pathetic and it will not solve the problem of right wing extremism.

1) https://time.com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/