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by taylus 1941 days ago
Yeah it’s not like they killed a cop and dragged an enemy flag through the senate
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ttt0 1941 days ago
It's not like, because they didn't, as far as we know. It's unclear how that cop died, there wasn't any official statement.

To people who are downvoting, the NYT story was made up: https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/22/what-we-know-...

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centimeter 1941 days ago
> it’s not like they killed a cop

Correct, it doesn't seem like they did; the NYT story was debunked.

> dragged an enemy flag through the senate

The rebel flag isn't an "enemy flag" any more than the Republic of Texas flag. It's a historical curiosity that has some function as a completely detached cultural signifier.

You are pathologically hyperbolic.

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taylus 1941 days ago
Wrong and wrong, try again.
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splintercell 1941 days ago
They killed a cop? Wow, I only read NYT's retraction of the story, if there was an update on the retraction then it missed my radar. Can you point me to a link from NYT claiming that rioters killed a cop?
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