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> I don’t think they were any position to overthrow the government though.

One group used weapons to seize an area for multiple days, including acts of murder to defend their ill-gotten territory; one didn’t.

Neither made an attempt to “overthrow the government”.

> when you just protest outside of the white house and don’t actually do anything illegal

They rioted and attacked the gate imposing enough threat the president had to flee to a bunker. They also assaulted the security there.

From the article you clearly didn’t read:

> The decision to physically move the President came as protesters confronted Secret Service officers outside the White House for hours on Friday – shouting, throwing water bottles and other objects at the line of officers, and attempting to break through the metal barriers.

I find it interesting that you minimize when people aligned with your policies attempt the same crimes — assaulting police, attempting to break into a secured government building, and forcing politicians to flee.



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