This doesn't exempt any group from being what they are. Its because groups keep popping up and pushing the envelope on violence that this got to this point. They set the precedent that violence is ok.
Its like the book where you give a mouse a cookie. Each riot, each violent step raised the bar of what people are desensitized to and what they can get away with next time. It started with groups rioting and burning down their own city. Once that happened a few times, people just got over it. Now its escalated to this and, as we see, they haven't done anything to stop it really.
Congressman on the phone on Fox News literally telling them where he and his fellow congressmen all are in the building and where they're being herded next...
Not even Trump can stop the MAGA monster for now on.
"stay peaceful while you forcefully enter the capital committing your sedition"
Confirming other reports: @SpeakerPelosi
has requested National Guard troops to clear and secure the Capitol via request from the Capitol Police Board.
A D.C. government official tells me troops are on the way.
This is just completely unreal.
Haven't been posting but this is fucking nuts. Cops just letting them run roughshod over them. Undermanned obviously, but playing with kid gloves.
Fucking disgusting.
I am so fucking embarrassed for our country.
Hurray, police inside are finally drawing their weapons.
Get the terrorist out the building, jesus, why is this taking so long.
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Gas being released in the Capital building...
"The difference between stupidity
and genius is that genius has its limits."
--Alexandre Dumas-fils
Tear gas in the rotunda being deployed fkn finally
Getting caught up here and Well this is just fucking insane.