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BLM protests vs. Capitol Hill riot? Let’s ponder that one

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By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com

Let us consider something that needs to be said about why the nation should be outraged at what transpired Wednesday afternoon and evening on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Right-wingers are growing fond of comparing the riot to the Black Lives Matter protests that admittedly turned violent in many cities across the nation. They cite the difference in the casualty counts; the length of time the disturbances lasted; the scope of one vs. the the other.

What makes the tragedy that unfolded Wednesday so graphic and so hideous is its context. It occurred — and I will write slowly so everyone can understand my meaning — within the halls of our democratic system of government. 

You want some more context? Try this one out: They were incited by the president of the United States, who four years ago took an oath to “defend and protect the Constitution of the United States.” And he swore to God in Heaven that he would be faithful to that pledge.

Donald John Trump this week smashed that oath to smithereens one final time.

I also want to be clear about something else. This blog has decried the violence that has occurred during the BLM riots. I recognize fully that violence does not constitute any sort of “peaceful assembly” or an effort to seek redress of grievances against authority.

That said, let us not compare one series of events to a singular attack on the very foundation of the nation we all profess to love.

The Capitol Hill insurrection stands alone.

One thought on “BLM protests vs. Capitol Hill riot? Let’s ponder that one”

  1. Federal building and police precincts are a part of that democracy as well.

    Pelosi, Schumer, Nadler, and others incited the rioters encouraging them to “protest” and when they turned violent did not denounce the violence for a very long time. Nadler even said that Antifa was a “myth”!

    Again, you’re grasping and spinning to fit the left’s narrative.

    Violence is violence, no excuse for it.

    It’s a little tough to call it an insurrection. Generally, an insurrection would have a large group fully armed to take over a government. These where assholes that couldn’t/wouldn’t pull their heads out of there asses and wanted to destroy stuff. Basically like the summer rioters, just a different building.

    That said, NO ONE should be able to get access to any federal building, police precincts, etc, much less the Capital, that easy!

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