Protestors occupied Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) office on Monday demanding that lower chamber of Congress reauthorize federal spending on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
“Pass PEPFAR now, McCarthy! Pass PEPFAR now, McCarthy!” chanted the protestors before eventually being arrested by members of the Capitol Police.
Now watch as Republicans insist that these protesters are just as bad as the Jan 6 protestors, and should be brought up on insurrection and sedition charges…
No, they’ll insist that that January 6th people were peaceful tourists who should all be freed while these people are terrorists who deserve the death penalty.
Of course, the occupation of a Congressional office is wrong (and particularly stupid after 1/6) and these people should face appropriate charges and (assuming convictions) prison time. That said, the 1/6 people were committing much worse crimes.
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I think you underestimate Republican malarkey.
Listen here cornpop
Agreed. Whatever laws they may be breaking, charge them. If people want to protest, go for it. But people should be fully aware by now that protesting inside of the capital is not the place.
How many police officers did these protestors kill?
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buddy you’re clearly drawing an equivalence between these things, and if they’re equivalent I expect 6 police to be dead
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Cognitive dissonance, lack of ability to see outside their perspective