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U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

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Post by polka_haunts_us »

AsyncAwait wrote: post #193
root_axis wrote: post #43

This is a failure of leadership by the republicans - plain and simple. I don't care if this comment is perceived as partisan, it's a statement of fact. If the republican leadership had unequivocally come out against the narrative that the election was stolen, this wouldn't be happening. Edit: Yes, it's true that the top leader and his acolytes have engineered this outcome, but the majority of the republican leadershi…

> This is a failure of leadership by the republicans - plain and simple. The cops have a strange affinity for certain kinds of 'protesters' too, we all know it would end differently if BLM or 'Antifa' did this.

Based on this summer, probably with an Autonomous Zone on Capitol Hill.

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Post by paganel »

raphlinus wrote: post #145
MivLives wrote: post #23

History in the making right here. This[1] might be an early contender for image of the year [1] https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1346906369232920576/pho...

Doesn't compare to this one: https://twitter.com/stevennelson10/status/134690995241006284... I have difficulty believing it's real, but it's from the account of a legit reporter. I predict, this will be one of the iconic images from the 53rd week of 2020.

That photo has "Escape from New York" [1] vibes. John Carpenter is a genius.

[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082340/

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Post by hertzrat »

umvi wrote: post #72

How did we arrive to this point where a huge chunk of the population is in one reality and another huge chunk of the population is in another reality? Segregation of information sources? Politicization of media outlets? Self-reinforcing social bubbles? A combination of all of them and more?

All the social media sites did the research and learned that filter bubbles and outrage drives engagement more than anything else. If you tune your systems to maximize engagement and ignore the side effects, the side effects still happen, whether it’s deliberate or not

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Post by Mediterraneo10 »

bilekas wrote: post #113

How was it so easy to breach the building ? I see some videos of people just smashing basic windows, I really would have expected it to be more secure. These are supposed to be some of the most secure in the US?? National Guard request was denied apparently. Anyone remember how many were deployed during BLM protests.. America is now one of 'those' countries. All it took was 4 years. Wow.

Legislatures in many countries are not heavily secured. That is why protestors taking over the floor of the legislature is a fairly common thing (e.g. Taiwan not too long ago). The US Capitol is a major tourist site, tours are held daily and the building is supposed to seem open to the people whom it represents. What is secured is a nearby facility to which legislators can be evacuated in emergencies.

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Post by bilekas »

mhh__ wrote: post #206
bilekas wrote: post #113

How was it so easy to breach the building ? I see some videos of people just smashing basic windows, I really would have expected it to be more secure. These are supposed to be some of the most secure in the US?? National Guard request was denied apparently. Anyone remember how many were deployed during BLM protests.. America is now one of 'those' countries. All it took was 4 years. Wow.

They probably let them in because they don't want to be the one that starts shooting first. The national guard will probably be activated at some point and if they do there could be a bloodbath.

There is video of them breaking through the windows and doors.. Nobody was 'let' in.

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Post by MivLives »

voisin wrote: post #10

I am shocked and horrified that it is taking so long to clear those who have breached the Capitol. There is more police efficiency and aggression in a run of the mill BLM protest. Edit: for example: https://twitter.com/RedR1dngHood/status/1346908557560537091

It's being live streamed on Twitch by people inside too. They locked them inside.
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