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by CyberRabbi 1984 days ago
The fact remains that 4 unarmed protestors were killed, at least 2 were directly killed by capitol police. There were no deaths directly caused by the protestors. Sicknick died from a blood clot.

So when you say that the protestors caused a truly harmful action to take place, what exactly are you referring to?

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...breaking and entering into congress?
Yea again, by that logic, it was also a truly harmful action when the women’s March protestors stormed the capitol. https://twitter.com/EgSophie/status/1048634940169048064?s=20

Of course, if you’re fair and reasonable in your judgments you’d see that both were legitimate protests, and the only innocent victims of violence in the maga protest were the unarmed protestors themselves.

> when the women’s March protestors stormed the capitol.

What the heck are you talking about?

It's MAGA world, they are closing ranks around "violence is ok look what you made us do".

It's the natural last step in any fascist movement. The question remains, how many Americans remain this radicalized. If the number is low enough , the country survives.

Btw even Matt Gaetz can’t defend that one, which is why you see him hallucinating under command on national television about them being antifa.
Matt Gaetz is not an authority on what is true and his take on things is irrelevant in this thread.
Clearly not. But it’s a clear example of where the rest of this society is drawing the line.
That argument is as valid as the argument that I should jump off a cliff because the rest of society is doing it.
That argument is as valid as arguing that jumping off cliffs for no reason and admitting that breaking into congress is bad are equivalent.
"The circumstances surrounding Mr. Sicknick's death were not immediately clear, and the Capitol Police said only that he had “passed away due to injuries sustained while on duty.” At some point in the chaos "

Capitol Police said this...

Or are we only allowed to provide partial facts?

Maybe all of those gun shot victims I keep reading about are simply dying from loss of blood? My mistake...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/us/brian-sicknick-police-...

https://googlethatforyou.com?q=stroke%20after%20blunt%20forc...

And...

"While authorities haven’t provided details on the medical emergencies, Greeson’s son said his father died from a heart attack mid-protest. Boyland died after being crushed by the crowd, according to one report, while Philips had a stroke, fellow protesters said."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/benjamin-philips-kevin-greeson...

Shocked to not hear back on this. /s

https://www.thedailybeast.com/benjamin-philips-kevin-greeson...

Just in case we need more...

If they do respond, it will be with "Yeah but what about..." without missing a beat. No reflection, no introspection, just furthering the infinite game.

More footage: https://twitter.com/mickeydelo/status/1348312979129905155