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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by radicalriddler on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:10PM (#25663322)
They are disrupting political process via force in the name of ideology. They're domestic terrorists.
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:37PM (#25664355)
> Yassss, let’s send them to Gitmo to get water boarded!

People that think Camp X-Ray is a crime against humanity don’t think that it is because no one there is an actual terrorist, but because being an actual terrorist doesn’t justify what is and has been done at Camp X-Ray.

So, yeah, these people shouldn’t be “sent to Gitmo”. Not because they aren’t terrorists (they are) but because that’s not what we should do to terrorists.

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by cltby on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:18PM (#25663408)
The standard was set last summer. Leftists spent three months torching police stations, attacking courthouses, looting businesses, and confronting politicians in their homes. I continue to be assiduously reminded that none of this constituted terrorism. Don't see why this should be treated any differently.
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by vharuck on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @08:57PM (#25666277)
Show me the politician inciting the Summer's arsonists to destruction.

There are always people taking advantage of or inciting chaos to do reckless things. They need to be tried and, if found guilty, punished. Even if they're the president.

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by refurb on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:14PM (#25666430)
Show me the politician inciting the Summer's arsonists to destruction.

"People over property" is probably the most direct encouragement of property destruction.

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by 8note on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:32PM (#25665257)
Both you and the folks replying to you are painting with a broad brush.

Only some small portion of these protests are likely to be violent bad actors, and the proper protesters should not be disrupted by law enforcement

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by birdyrooster on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:58PM (#25663879)
Sure, but they didn't interfere in the election of the President. Open your eyes.
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by orf on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:27PM (#25664219)
Feel free to link then here so everyone’s eyes can be opened to the clear evidence of election fraud and definitely not some wakko randomer running their mouth on Facebook live.
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