Will most of the right wing nut jobs avoid this thread and reality that the traitors from Jan 6th are getting significant sentences?
Actually we see where the nation and purpose of that "street circus" event of a few hours on one day has been blown way out of proportion while weeks (to months) of real insurrection in several cities during the Summer of 2020 stirs a "hoo humm" of free pass from the Loonie Left and our MSM.
EXCERPT:
The
Capitol Hill Occupied Protest or the
Capitol Hill Organized Protest[6][7][8][9] (
CHOP),
[10][11] originally
Free Capitol Hill[12][13] and later the
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (
CHAZ),
[14] was an
occupation protest and self-declared
autonomous zone[1] in the
Capitol Hill neighborhood of
Seattle,
Washington. The zone, originally covering six city blocks and
Cal Anderson Park,
[15][16] was established on June 8, 2020, by
George Floyd protesters after the
Seattle Police Department (SPD) left its
East Precinct building.
[2] The zone was cleared of occupants by police on July 1.
[3][17] Its formation was preceded by a week of tense interactions between protesters and police in
riot gear which began on June 1 and escalated on June 7 after a man drove his vehicle into the crowd and shot a protester near 11th Avenue and
Pine Street.
[18][19] Tear gas,
flashbangs and
pepper spray were used by police in the densely populated residential neighborhood.
[20] On June 7, the SPD reported that the crowd was throwing rocks, bottles and fireworks and shining green lasers into officers' eyes.
[18] The next day, police boarded up their building and moved out of the East Precinct in an effort to de-escalate the situation.
[21]
The zone was a self-organized space, without official leadership.
[22] Protesters united behind three main demands:
- Cut Seattle's $409-million police budget by 50 percent.
- Shift funding to community programs and services in historically black communities.
- Ensure that protesters would not be charged with crimes.[22][23][24]
Participants created a
block-long "Black Lives Matter" mural,
[25] provided free film screenings in the street,
[26] and performed live music.
[27] A "No Cop Co-op" was formed, with food, hand sanitizer and other supplies. Areas were set up for free speech and to facilitate discourse, and a community vegetable garden was constructed.
[28]
The CHOP became a focus of national attention when
President Donald Trump tweeted his disapproval on June 10 and 11, calling the occupants "ugly
Anarchists" and demanding that
Governor Jay Inslee and
Mayor Jenny Durkan "take back" the zone.
[5] Durkan described the area on June 11 as four blocks with a "
block party" atmosphere;
[29] on June 14,
USA Today reported a festive environment and compared the protest to a miniature version of
Burning Man.
[30] The New York Times later contrasted Durkan's words with descriptions provided by local businesspeople, however, reporting "encampments overtaking the sidewalks ... roving bands of masked protesters smashing windows and looting [and] [y]oung white men wielding guns ... harangu[ing] customers."
[31] The
Star Tribune reported on June 22 that at night, the atmosphere became charged as demonstrators marched and armed volunteer guards kept watch.
[32] SPD Chief
Carmen Best said that the department wanted to reduce its
footprint,
[33] later clarifying that officials intended to return officers to the precinct to respond quickly to calls.
...
On June 10, about 1,000 protesters marched into
Seattle City Hall demanding the resignation of Mayor Durkan.
...
On June 9,
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of
Texas said that the zone was "endangering people's lives".
[91] President Donald Trump demanded the following day that Governor Inslee and Mayor Durkan "take back" the zone; if they did not do it, he would do it for them.
[191] Inslee condemned Trump's involvement in the situation, telling him to "stay out of Washington state's business".
[192] On Twitter, Trump criticized Inslee and Durkan and called the protesters "
domestic terrorists",
[5] and Durkan told the president to "go back to [his] bunker", referring to his having been evacuated to the
Presidential Emergency Operations Center during protests the previous month.
[193] Durkan said on June 11 that Trump wanted to construct a narrative about domestic terrorists with a radical agenda to fit his law-and-order initiatives, and that lawfully exercising the
First Amendment right to demand more of society was patriotism, not terrorism.
[194]
USA Today called the zone a "protest haven",
[110] the
World Socialist Web Site described the zone as an "anarchistic commune",
[195] and
The Nation described the zone as "an anti-capitalist vision of community sovereignty without police."
[196] Conservative commentator
Guy Benson called the occupation of Capitol Hill "
communist cosplay".
[197] Rosette Royale writing for
Rolling Stone called the zone "a peaceful realm where people build nearly everything on the fly, as they strive to create a world where the notion that black lives matter shifts from being a slogan to an ever-present reality."
[198] Tobias Hoonhout writing for
National Review contrasted the
mainstream media coverage of the zone, which they deemed sympathetic, to the negative coverage of the 2016
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation.
[199] Gregory J. Wallance writing for
The Hill called the zone "a cautionary tale for police defunding"
...
On December 16, 2020, an expected third 'sweep' of the park was met with resistance by the community. Individuals created makeshift barriers and thwarted any attempts by SPD to enter the park.
[228] While a federal court considered a temporary restraining order preventing the city from raiding the park, protesters took advantage of the turnout to occupy a private building owned by a real estate developer at the north-east of the park.
...
en.wikipedia.org
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Of course, the above comes from Wiki which may not be the most objective perspective and reporting, but provides a start and links to many other sources. Also, this is focused on Seattle, yet many other cities experienced similar, especially Portland, Oregon.
What is more telling, and a greater sign of the decline of our Nation, is the difference in narratives on these events, and the consequences of the law breakers involved in them.