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Why it's hard to have an honest conversation about January 6th with some people [1]
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Date: 2023-01-06
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With most controversies, a person can clearly communicate their opinion to the other side in the slim hope that they might change a mind or two. In the matter of the January 6th insurrection, people who are pro-riot don't seem to feel comfortable saying that they support the commission of violent felonies.
It's necessary to empathize with that perspective while still opposing it. If I lived in a dictatorship, I might support overthrowing that dictator even though I couldn't say that out loud. Since I live in a democracy, I can freely criticize incumbents on every level of government without fear of reprisal. And yet there are Americans who feel the need to say "Let's go Brandon" even though nobody went to jail for saying "Fuck George Bush" or "Fuck Donald Trump".
Two years after the Capitol Riot, there seems to be three reason why a grown adult would insist that Trump was not responsible for the riot:
1. They wanted the riot to happen. Some men want to watch the world burn. These people are enthralled with political violence. They consider the Killdozer guy to be a legend. They only oppose violence when it threatens their own values. They oppose BLM protests because they like police brutality. What keeps us safe from most of these people is that they are too lazy to be actual dangerous.
2. They were sympathetic to it's goals. For the past 30 years, GOP presidential candidates have been in a rut, having only won the popular vote once. Republicans know their ideas are unpopular among voters, so they are inclined to find other ways besides to have their policies enacted.
3. They don't want Trump or the GOP to experience consequences for the riot. There were a LOT of important Republicans involved in the planning of the insurrection. If they are all held accountable, that would gut the GOP. Reasonable people might be concerned that this would lead to single-party rule by the Democrats. Personally I believe that voters should have at least two good choices at the ballot box, but both of the choices should come from parties that are grounded in reality and not some businessman’s ego. (I’m looking at you too, Andrew Yang. You don’t even have a platform yet.)
People who support the riot usually won't say so out loud because they don't want to attract the attention of law enforcement or human resources. But I wish I could have an honest conversation with these folks so I can make them understand that a civil war or a MAGA won't be as fun as it sounds. Sure, you may have stockpiled all that guns and ammo, but that's not going to help you if your house gets hit by an artillery strike. Even f you're prepared for the worst, you still shouldn't want the worst to happen.
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