https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-protests-guillotine-jeff-bez...
A dangerous terror cell, which has already invaded the US Capitol, is now threatening to bomb critical infrastructure. If this was the Taliban you wouldn't be asking this question.
The Taliban are on Twitter.
Reputable source:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/t...
The Taliban account:
https://twitter.com/zabehulah_m33
Sample translated tweet:
Last night, a checkpoint near the center of Kunduz called Houz, which fired mortars at civilians, was destroyed. Two tanks were destroyed, one soldier was killed and three others, including two commanders (Aman and Majid), were captured alive. Also, 2 tanks of the auxiliary enemy were destroyed, 1 soldier was killed and many weapons and ammunitions were recovered from them.
If you want to bring up costs, it's only fair to call into question the damage to the US reputation internationally. Having this type of security threat on a national scale is terrible for trade and strategic relations. I'm a Canadian, I don't trust my closest neighbour right now. That's an entirely incalculable cost.
Please, tell me why refusing to follow the constitution or ending the country is on par with a Target being burned down. I’ll wait.
> "Why the false equivalency? Trump's stated goal is to bring back jobs and protect America. BLM's stated goal is Marxism and the destruction of the western nuclear family."
I'll never vote for another republican for as long as Trumpism remains a part of the party, but we can't pretend that only one side has been radicalized to the point of violence.
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> I'll never vote for another republican for as long as Trumpism remains a part of the party
As someone who used to vote for the occasional republican, neither can I. In fact, as far as I am concerned the republican brand is now unsalvageable and any sane conservative would have to be running under a different label since I can't trust the reasoning of anyone who'd run under that one anymore.
>they generally were not paraded around as heroes by people of similar political leaning
I would invite you to look at discussions of the incident on reddit, it might change your mind. That said, I agree that the celebration of politically motivated violence is despicable, and the unwillingness of some the members and supporters of the republican party to condemn the recent riot is a terrible mistake.
My main goal with my first comment was to remind everyone that painting the people we have political disagreements with as irredeemable monsters can drive people from both sides to violence.
I'd also like to thank you for taking the time to reply instead of downvoting and moving on, this is a tough subject and I don't think my hasty 1st comment was sufficient to the task.
And how do I know it wasn't just random unaffiliated violent individuals causing most of the damage during the insurrection? Because they freaking wore matching hats and chanted Trump slogans...
Isn't the narrative the exact opposite for capitol attack? eg. "these rioters had gallows set up and everything, could you imagine what would have happened if congress wasn't evacuated in time?"
If I was Bezos I wouldn’t shrug off a guillotine but you have to ignore a lot of what happened in DC to try to make the events and intent equal.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2-pipe-bombs-and-cooler-of...
They found them during the riot, not afterward.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-inaugurati...
Having watched a chronological, narration-less series of footage from the day it does appear there was an organized contingent operating among the larger chaos.
I've been reading Trump spaces online for a long time and I feel strongly that a subset of those protesters absolutely would have murdered members of Congress if they got that far in time.
In the U.S., the crime of assault consists of acting as if you are about to hurt someone, including verbal and gestural threats. Actually harming them comes under the umbrella of the separate crime of "battery", hence the phrase "assault and battery".
So yes, if you go to someone else's house, set up a "slicey boi", and behave as if you fully intend to use it, you could be charged with a violent crime.