THREAD: The Left is telling you that January 6, 2021 is one of the worst days in American history.
It's not even the worst January 6th ever. Here is a long list of worse things that have happened on that day.
Jan 6, 1066: Harold is crowned as the King of England following the death of Edward the Confessor, which sparks a succession crisis which leads to the Norman conquest of England. Lots of people died, y'all.
Jan 6, 1661: The Fifth Monarchists try to seize control of London. The revolt is suppressed after a few days.
Jan 6, 1839: The most damaging storm in 300 years destroys 20%+ of the homes in Dublin, Ireland.
Jan 6, 1951: Beginning of the Ganghwa massacre during the Korean war, when 200 - 1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers were murdered.
Jan 6, 1994: Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and hurt by someone hired by Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Jan 6, 2005: A train crash in Graniteville, South Carolina, released 60 tons of chlorine gas.
Jan 6, 2012: 26 people are killed and 63 wounded by a suicide bomber in Damascus.
Jan 6, 2017: 5 people are killed and 6 are wounded in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Jan 6, 2019: 40 people are killed in a gold mine collapse in Afghanistan.
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1) Palestinians didn't "welcome" Jews to Israel after WW2. The entire Arab world tried - and failed - on multiple occasions to wipe Jews from the face of the planet.
2) There has been a constant Jewish presence in Israel for thousands of years, before Islam even existed.
3) Jews PURCHASED land in Israel, often from Arab landowners.
4) The "map changes" pro-Palestinian activists love to share ignore that territory changes came after Arabs failed to invade and destroy Israel.
5) Hamas use civilian areas to store and fire rockets at Jews.