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A comment on ACLU Statement Opposing the 'Confronting the Threat of Domestic Terrorism Act' (2019). Parent comment

Re:ACLU Statement Opposing the 'Confronting the Threat of Do... by nostromo on Saturday January 09, 2021 @12:20AM (#25697472)
Several American cities have been under siege for months from violent leftists. They normalized violent political tantrums with the support of the media, local governments, and many politicians. They even sieged the White House, injuring many Secret Service. They paved the way for this week’s lunacy.
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Re:ACLU Statement Opposing the 'Confronting the Threat of Do... by lumpenprole on Saturday January 09, 2021 @12:58AM (#25697791)
"Cities under siege" is hyperbolic nonsense.

What paved the way for this week's lunacy was a concerted effort to cast doubt on the entire democratic process by lying about it, spread by grifters and fed to rubes. Blaming "violent leftists" for what happened this week is just encouraging the actual bad actors to avoid responsibility for their own actions (yet again).

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