> pF> You're comparing protests against systemic racism with a violent
> pF> protest attempting to disrupt an election.
> I wasn't equating causes or outcomes. My point was simply that violence,
> arson, and loss of life were broadly tolerated or excused in some protests,
> while Jan 6 is treated as uniquely defining for everyone present.
You have the difference stated right above your response. Some people see
violent protests against "systemic racism" as somehow productive uses of time
and any collateral damage... arson, looting, death... as unfortunate but
necessary.
They seem to totally ignore that no trials had even been held yet or that
justice for George Floyd might later be served (which it indeed was)
without *any* such collateral damage taking place. They also either ignore,
or see as icing on the cake, the fact that those riots also helped shape
(disrupt?) the ultimate outcome of the upcoming election.
They also ignore that the "MAGAs" spent most of the summer watching people
act out without many/any consequences and cannot (or don't want to) see
any link between that and how people might have been mislead to believe that
violent actions had become acceptable.
So that all justifies the toleration and excusing of "their" side, while
clutching their pearls about what the other side did.
OTOH, if you look at it without any filters, you see the actions of *both*
groups as *wrong* and wonder how and why anyone was allowed to get away with
those things. You *should* be wondering not only why the government put up with
the Summer 2020 rioters, but also why just about everyone tied to
January 6th was pardoned.
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