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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by hooande on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:03PM (#25663250)
People express themselves politically through voting. These people in particular had every form of expression available to them. They discussed whatever they wanted, and I can provide you with links where you can see those discussions
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by breatheoften on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:42PM (#25663685)
I clarified in my other comment -- I wasn't trying to imply that the violence here was a consequence of the extremists involved having any legitimate claim that their free speech has been curtailed.

I think this riot is best understood as being actively organized by the current ruling party.

I think there is a clear free speech issue in the current politics though -- systematically devaluing the potential for productive political talk is a form of free speech restriction -- it's a ddos attack against rational discourse - which has the effect of reducing the value of political discourse in general.

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