U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests • Hacker News Board

kyrra wrote: post #45

alasdair_ wrote: post #5

Is there ANY credible evidence of fraud, anywhere? Or are people protesting solely because they trust Trump?

Every election has fraud, and this one was no different. It's just a matter of the scale of fraud. From all evidence thus-far, this election is not all that different than past elections when it comes to voter fraud. There was more chance for fraud (due to more mail-in voting), but no one has been able to prove it was large enough to impact any election result. So yes, Trump has been riling up his base with words of…

The fraud was the black voter suppression.

Re: U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

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Post by pedrocr » Wed, Jan 06, 2021, 8:14 PM UTC

speedgoose wrote: post #46

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Re: U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

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Post by baggy_trough » Wed, Jan 06, 2021, 8:15 PM UTC

Every last man or woman involved in instigating this must face the harshest possible punishment.

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Post by Karunamon » Wed, Jan 06, 2021, 8:15 PM UTC

detaro wrote: post #9

When does it stop being"protests" in the reporting?

When windows start getting broken, buildings set on fire, etc. From what I can gather thus far, it seems like it's people being where they're not supposed to be and refusing to leave.

edit from downthread

And there we go, they're breaking in now. Time to clean house.

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Post by ngngngng » Wed, Jan 06, 2021, 8:15 PM UTC

czhiddy wrote: post #39

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

The stark difference in the response to these "protests" vs the DC BLM protests: https://twitter.com/RedR1dngHood/status/1346908557560537091

"Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses"

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Post by input_sh » Wed, Jan 06, 2021, 8:15 PM UTC

LudwigNagasena wrote: post #61

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

What police efficiency during BLM protests? I have seen so many videos of looting and disorder that’s enough for a couple of years for Russia and China to use in propaganda to justify their police state.

Here's police in front of US capitol during a BLM protest: https://twitter.com/Vanessid/status/1346906560769839107

Compare it to what you see today.