What If They'd Been Black, Or Muslims

[Canary42]

White supremacist Trump supporters are attempting a coup in the United States.

If it had been black civil rights protesters trying to storm the seat of US government, or leftists, or Muslims who had been doing this, they'd have been gunned down already.

But because it's white supremacists, they're not receiving such treatment.

[jno]

a fair question. There are some telling comparative photos here

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/capitol-mob-police-trump-george-floyd-protests-photos

Or the TLDR option

https://tinyurl.com/y5mywy8v

[andy-hughes]

I'm not sure where you draw the conclusion that the protesters are 'white supremacists' - ?

[royfromaus]

Just watched a new video of the woman killed...she was murdered.

It wasn't a uniformed officer.

[anneasquith]

A link ?

[dannyk13]

Roy //It wasn't a uniformed officer.//
Apparently it was an armed guard.

[royfromaus]

ichkeria
I thought the security forces eventually did a good job. The mob or some of them were trying to provoke a violent reaction by telling others to wait until the police pushed then back before moving. But in the end they slunk away like the pathetic specimens most of them are.
Their cause is ultimately doomed because unlike BLM it has no basis in reality
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These people should have stayed at home and respected democracy...but I guess their argument is that the Democrats didn't respect democracy 4 years ago when they went out smashing up America.
The scenes last night as far as violence by the mob wasn't in the same league as the BLM/Antifa violence.

[Mozz71]

Of this is the footage Roy, you can't really see who shot her or whether there was any incitement by the victim.

https://nypost.com/2021/01/06/us-capitol-chaos-video-captures-moment-when-woman-was-shot/

[royfromaus]

The link would be removed.

[Mozz71]

A video is in the NY Times link I've just posted.

[Mozz71]

Sorry, NY Post

[royfromaus]

There wasn't any incitement by the victim.


She was wrong in smashing the window and trying to climb through but on her side of the door were cops armed to the teeth...they didn't think she needed gunning down. The man who shot her could have simply pushed her backwards.

[royfromaus]

https://ibb.co/6gqHNdR

[Mozz71]

Fair enough, that's clearly a different video to the one I linked. Let's be honest, it seems that US law enforcement need little provocation to use their weapons.

[Untitled]

They were waving around white supremacist symbols Andy... confederate flag, nooses, national anarchists (who are racial separatists)... one of them was wearing a hoody with "camp auschwitz" on it and "work brings freedom" written underneath.

https://www.businessinsider.com/hate-symbols-and-extremist-groups-at-the-us-capitol-siege-2021-1?r=US&;IR=T#nooses-and-day-of-the-rope-5

[Untitled]

Here's the "camp auschwitz" man:

https://www.unilad.co.uk/viral/man-pictured-wearing-staff-of-camp-auschwitz-hoodie-inside-us-capitol/

[royfromaus]

So that makes them all white supremacists?

[Untitled]

If you're marching under those symbols then yes.

[andy-hughes]

Untitled - // If you're marching under those symbols then yes. //

I think not.

If you are taking part in an anti-racism march, and someone appears next to you wearing a National Front tee-shirt, that doesn't mean you are 'marching under' his symbol in any way shape or form.

[Untitled]

Why would a National Front person be at an anti-racism march?

andy it wasn't just the odd nutter they are loads of people wondering around with confederate flags, setting up nooses, wearing qanon garb... if you look around you and say "yes i think this is a good idea i think i shall continue" then to all intents and purposes you are one of them.

[Peter Pedant]

what is political about this thread- it happened didnt it?
I am surprised no one has seen the parallel to this
OK run it backwards