Gotta say: the claim that right-wing protesters/rioters in DC would all be dead "if they were Black" is....kiiiiiinda contradicted by the entire past summer of giant, 30+% Black, left-wing riots that caused $2B in damage and generally weren't punished at all. #so_theres_that
(2) For anyone arguing the summer rioters picked low-profile targets: they set an active police precinct - the Minneapolis 3rd - on fire with the cops in it. The "national church," St. John's across from the WH, was literally attacked and damaged at one point. The list goes on.
(3) Of course, ALL rioting is bad, and people found to have been actually violent during a riot should ALL be arrested and severely punished...right?
(4) And, the list does go on. A small nation-state was set up in Seattle's hipster district. The famous Portland fed-courthouse was attacked for 100 straight days. The Chicago Mag Mile was looted until bridges were raised "Batman Begins" style.

ALL this sort of thing is bad.

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A few last thoughts on the pro-Trump riot yesterday. 1st, it was illegal, ridiculous, and must be severely punished. Rioting is generally disgusting, because of the "dark fun" element of destruction for its own sake. Govts should beat rioters in 'battle,' then toss 'em in prison.
(2) That said, it's frankly difficult for me to see this as some "unique evil." In 2020-21, we've seen many places almost as unique/notable damaged FAR worse - active police stations (!), major federal court-houses, my hometown Mag Mile, what's left of where CHAZ was, etc.
(3) I also don't follow the argument that Black protesters would have been treated far worse than right-wingers. "Room to destroy" BLM/Antifa protesters were in fact often almost coddled. On the Trump side, at least 1 woman was shot to death by police, and 4 people in total died.
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