He's also getting dragged for calling it terrorism but he's right there too. Ppl in that mob committed political violence specifically intended as such. No reason those individuals should get a pass from the label.
https://twitter.com/greggnunziata/status/1478934765713645569
Terrorism doesn't require planning and organization, it's an act plus intent. (To respond to some of the objections I'm getting.) A few ppl can be said to have crossed that line without it meaning the entire protest on Jan. 6 was in the same category.
I think part of the problem is that there's so much generalization that ppl are defensive (understandably) about the whole Jan. 6 contingent getting tagged with the same label. But I think Cruz is referring to a tiny minority, not saying everyone protesting was a terrorist.
"Jan. 6 was..." well Jan. 6 was a lot of things, obviously, and protesters aren't terrorists. But the ppl who took that step should be held accountable for it. Unless Cruz is speaking more generally, I think his characterization is fair.
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