Yes, those marches generated a universal sense of calm, peace, and unity. What happened on January 6th is beyond the pale. They were not protesters, they were anarchists and terrorists.
Yes, those marches generated a universal sense of calm, peace, and unity. What happened on January 6th is beyond the pale. They were not protesters, they were anarchists and terrorists.
Yes, thank you! I want this point to continue to be raised and I am so concerned that those involved will just get a slap on the wrist... and we will have failed again to hold accountability. Rule of law must be reinstated.
Yes, Biden's impulse to bring the country together must not override the imperative to punish the insurrectionists, wherever they are: back home or in the halls of Congress.
I and my spouse, along with a close friend and her spouse, have attended several marches together since January 2017 - Women's Marches, Marches for Our Lives, advocacy marches with and for immigrants, and Earth Day marches - in our state's capitol. All were peaceful and well-attended. Those who ended up entering the Capitol Bldg here in Olympia did so with pre-arranged appointments with senators and representatives. No weapons, no injuries, no deaths.
Since the 2020 election armed pro-T**** marchers have clashed with counter-protestors multiple times, with at least one shooting by a T****ster. They stormed the Governor's Residence on January 6. There is a bill up for consideration in this legislative session to outlaw open carrying of firearms to protests, but as of today, it's still legal for these guys to parade the streets of our state capitol fully armed. On top of this unrest, the pandemic, the ongoing BLM protests, the increasing number of unhoused people living in tents close to downtown, it is going to take a long time for our little business district to revive. Every time I drive through downtown, I see another closed and boarded up storefront. As the outgoing POTUS used to be so fond of tweeting, SAD (although I mean it in such a different way).
I don't think there is anything more disheartening and frightening than a bunch of guys roaming the streets carrying what look like assault weapons openingly and brazenly. The only reason to do that is to intimidate and/or actually kill people. Yes, it is very sad.
How about everybody who doesn't have the slightest idea what an "anarchist" is just STOP calling everybody they don't like (or agree with) "anarchists." I've numbered myself an anarchist for about fifty years and I a pretty much on what every subscriber to this blog would consider that of "the angels." It is sloppy, lazy and intellectually vacuous to call everybody you don't like an "anarchist." I thought doing so was more or less from the playbook of the last president. But I guess not.
Am I missing something? HasnтАЩt anarchy historically always been associated with the left wing? My understanding is that anarchy is about hierarchy and a vision (Murray Bookchin comes to mind) that is very much anti-capitalist. I suppose libertarianism blurs the lines and anarchy might be thought of as a natural endpoint of libertarianism, but without social protections just becomes a power hierarchy where the rich may do as they wish and therefore constrain the freedom of the poor.
Yes, those marches generated a universal sense of calm, peace, and unity. What happened on January 6th is beyond the pale. They were not protesters, they were anarchists and terrorists.
Seditionists. It is a felony. Twenty years.
Yes, thank you! I want this point to continue to be raised and I am so concerned that those involved will just get a slap on the wrist... and we will have failed again to hold accountability. Rule of law must be reinstated.
Yes, Biden's impulse to bring the country together must not override the imperative to punish the insurrectionists, wherever they are: back home or in the halls of Congress.
Absolutely, Pamsy! .....Missed you yesterday!
I and my spouse, along with a close friend and her spouse, have attended several marches together since January 2017 - Women's Marches, Marches for Our Lives, advocacy marches with and for immigrants, and Earth Day marches - in our state's capitol. All were peaceful and well-attended. Those who ended up entering the Capitol Bldg here in Olympia did so with pre-arranged appointments with senators and representatives. No weapons, no injuries, no deaths.
Since the 2020 election armed pro-T**** marchers have clashed with counter-protestors multiple times, with at least one shooting by a T****ster. They stormed the Governor's Residence on January 6. There is a bill up for consideration in this legislative session to outlaw open carrying of firearms to protests, but as of today, it's still legal for these guys to parade the streets of our state capitol fully armed. On top of this unrest, the pandemic, the ongoing BLM protests, the increasing number of unhoused people living in tents close to downtown, it is going to take a long time for our little business district to revive. Every time I drive through downtown, I see another closed and boarded up storefront. As the outgoing POTUS used to be so fond of tweeting, SAD (although I mean it in such a different way).
I don't think there is anything more disheartening and frightening than a bunch of guys roaming the streets carrying what look like assault weapons openingly and brazenly. The only reason to do that is to intimidate and/or actually kill people. Yes, it is very sad.
How about everybody who doesn't have the slightest idea what an "anarchist" is just STOP calling everybody they don't like (or agree with) "anarchists." I've numbered myself an anarchist for about fifty years and I a pretty much on what every subscriber to this blog would consider that of "the angels." It is sloppy, lazy and intellectually vacuous to call everybody you don't like an "anarchist." I thought doing so was more or less from the playbook of the last president. But I guess not.
Am I missing something? HasnтАЩt anarchy historically always been associated with the left wing? My understanding is that anarchy is about hierarchy and a vision (Murray Bookchin comes to mind) that is very much anti-capitalist. I suppose libertarianism blurs the lines and anarchy might be thought of as a natural endpoint of libertarianism, but without social protections just becomes a power hierarchy where the rich may do as they wish and therefore constrain the freedom of the poor.