Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. You have a lot of the former and none of the latter.
There are only 5,000 characters in a reply here on BBQ, and refuting misinformation takes far more work than it does to rattle it off in the first place.
In the words of Jonathan Swift: “Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it; so that when Men come to be undeceiv’d, it is too late; the Jest is over, and the Tale has had its Effect.”
As I said in my earlier reply, I did not endeavor to disprove all your false allegations- merely show that your arguments are spurious in that they are not based in reality. It should not be on me to disprove your radical assertions- you should bring the receipts for the claims you make.
There’s a link below with the facts about Jan 6. There is lots of documentation of President Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, which he lost. The insurrectionists may have believed the election was stolen, but they believed conspiracy theories without evidence.
Many such cases, these days.
This is where Occam’s Razor can be helpful. I leave it here for your consideration.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor
Also, while I’m here: Liz Cheney didn’t run a court. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6th_Committee
They made referrals to the DOJ for prosecution, but did not do the charging themselves. They also didn’t sentence anyone. Judges did that, and then President Trump pardoned almost 1500 of the criminals, some of whom have gone on to reoffend.
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/at-least-33-pardoned-insurrectionists-face-other-criminal-charges-but-many-are-now-going-free/
The American project is rife with abuses of power- slavery, segregation, the Bay of Pigs, Grenada, Haiti, El Salvador, Iran-Contra, Panama, the MOVE bombing, COINTELPRO, Citizens United, the Trail of Tears, the Indian Wars, Indian Termination Policy, ICE, drone strikes, the Powell memo- and I think they are all bad and that we shouldn’t do them any more or ever again. =)
To BBQ Readers Generally:
Hello! Your hair looks great! If you listen to that guy up there, do so with the largest of grains of salt, please.
Wikipedia has the following on the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack
All the numbers at the end of a sentence on Wikipedia link to a source for the claim or statement made in the article- it has been communally fact checked and verified. The riot was not incited by “feds” though there were some federal employees, military members, and law enforcement officers among the mob of white supremacists, fascists, and disgruntled supporters of President Trump.
I implore you to question things you read or hear- especially things that rile you up or sound too good (or too bad!) to be true. The SIFT method is a good place to start:
guides.lib.uchicago.edu/c.php?g=1241077&p=9082322
Stop!
Investigate the Source
Find Better Coverage
Trace Claims, Quotes, and Media to their Original Context
Also, because it got brought up a lot recently- I’m a socialist! It’s fantastic and I think you should try it. A lot of the best things in this country are socialist: Social Security, the interstate highway system, national parks, AmTrak, libraries, public schools, the EPA, the National Weather Service, even the good ol’ Manzanita Transfer Station.
This socialist has a name, and it’s
Jeremiah Shepersky