If you did not see this until I posted one of the many results that came up in my search,
I had not seen before the short video clip you posted as proof of a significant presence by ANTIFA.
I mean no disrespect, but your 'proof' is rather lacking.
The tall guy in the cape doesn't ---from the view you offered ---appear to have
any ANTIFA identifiers, or for that matter, any Trump badges. He's just a tall guy in a black cape.
Now one can read into that scene anything one wants. The mind has it's own 'imaginarium' track. Your video, at least for me, is unpersuasive.
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but they had to call sticks and stones weapons since there were no firearms.
I'm rather skeptical of the tack the RightFielders are proposing on this chatroom, i.e., because there was not a plethora of visible or confiscated firearms it was, therefore, just a peaceful demonstration for 'Stopping-the-Steal'.
I demur on that approach.
First, I will certainly concede there WERE a lot of peaceful demonstrators in the area. A lot of 'em. I'd say, from the pictures and videos I've seen, the majority of people did not participate in breaking barriers or battling with the police.
And those are not the people we need condemn.
But those who broke into the Capitol (the authorities say at least 800 were inside), those who battled and injured police on the outside of the Capitol (I've seen no estimate yet on how many of those there were)....but it is those people, 2,000? more? .....that must be condemned.
And, because of their intent, to stop the rightful and lawful acts to finalize a lawful election...AND ....the stated intent by some to kill the Vice President and the Speaker of he House, to de-capitate the leadership of the government.......they can rightfully be termed '
insurrectionist'.
Now, as far as the guns. Look at it from this perspective: You are a Congressional staffer with just your ink pen and maybe a purse. And some big bearded moke in a Oathkeepers shirt and carrying a crowbar is angrily approaching .....well, if I was that staffer (sans the purse).....I'd say
"A bad guy armed with a club" was threatening me.
In short, in my opinion, if some jackass-patriot was waving something harder than a pillow and chasing me.....well then, the f****r was an
"armed" f****r!