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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by SamBam on Thursday January 28, 2021 @12:55PM (#25945755)
> literally ushered into the buildings by security

Are you serious?

The fact that some cops eventually decided that 20 cops could not stand against 1000 violent protestors smashing through windows and doors, after at least one cop had been dragged out of his position and beaten senseless by the mob, and another cop killed, and so decided that the safest thing to do was open the doors, doesn't mean that all of a sudden they were peaceful protestors. Give me a fucking break.

Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by deadbunny on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:02PM (#25945931)
> actual peaceful protestors

They killed a Police Officer, chanted "Hang Pence", and tried to stop the democratic process of verifying votes for the new president.

Now of course you will likely argue that they were a small minority, but I don't see you making that concession for those on the "other side" so I'm not sure how much weight it'll have.

Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by mcguire on Thursday January 28, 2021 @02:14PM (#25947353)
Since no one else mentioned it,

"The entire summer long while buildings burned, and entire cities looted by violent murdering thugs..."

Could you provide some evidence for "entire cities looted by violent murdering thugs"?

Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by WClayFerguson on Thursday January 28, 2021 @04:05PM (#25949191)
Well, if you watched the M5M you won't really know about any of it. lol. Thanks for helping make my point!
Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by mcguire on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:18PM (#25951621)
M5M? https://m5mfoundation.org/? Do you mean "main stream media"? If so, no, I don't tend to pay attention to QAnon, OAN, InfoWars, or whatever those who use "main stream media" as a slur watch. Prefer the Beeb, actually.

I still can't find any actual evidence of "violent murdering thugs" "looting entire cities".

Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by WClayFerguson on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:21PM (#25952316)
The MSM has only themselves to blame for their record low levels of trust by Americans. You're right that the term MSM is basically a slur at this point. Great point. Thanks again for helping me make my points.
Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by farias0 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @12:54PM (#25945723)
Do you have a source to the "ushered into the buildings" thing? Like, are you saying they didn't intend into storming the Capitol but were guided/leaded there by the security staff?

Also I think you're being unfair by ignoring the causes of both of the protests, as (IMO, feel free to disagree) one of them was directly supporting democratic and liberal interests and the other was directly against them. I don't think you can discuss the protests without taking into account what they were protesting.

Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by wizzwizz4 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @12:49PM (#25945634)
It took me a while to place the cognitive dissonance, but I found it eventually: you've made stuff up. Buildings weren't burning all summer, “violent murdering thugs” weren't called peaceful, “politically organized rally” doesn't mean anything…