{"id":175629,"date":"2021-01-06T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2021\/01\/06\/what-the-fuck\/"},"modified":"2021-01-06T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T01:00:00","slug":"what-the-fuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2021\/01\/06\/what-the-fuck\/","title":{"rendered":"What \u2026\u2026\u2026 The \u2026\u2026\u2026 Fuck?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I Referred to Republicans<\/p>\n

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as Ravening Hords, It Was<\/p>\n

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Supposed<\/span><\/b> to be a Metaphor<\/i><\/div>\n

Trump supporting rioters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of the electoral college votes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

There has been at least one death so far, a woman died from gunshot wounds<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It is unclear whether the shots came from the Capitol Police or from the invading MAGAts. <\/p>\n

Members of Congress were spirited away to undisclosed safe locations as the rioters streamed into the building. <\/p>\n

In what is a remarkable display of assertiveness, (for him, at least) Chuck “I Wish it Were Amy” Schumer described the rioters as domestic terrorists<\/a>, while Mitt Rmoney described the events as an insurrection. <\/p>\n

Of particular concern to me is the fact that the Capitol an DC police appear to have been unreasonably solicitous to the rioters<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Many Americans and people around the world watched in horror as a mob of Donald Trump supporters rushed the US Capitol in Washington DC<\/a> on Wednesday afternoon, wreaking fear and chaos with seemingly little resistance from police on Capitol Hill. <\/p>\n

The events inside the building quickly unfolded on social media as tweets poured out from concerned members of Congress and images of the insurgents inside the Capitol went viral. <\/p>\n

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Capitol during Capitol
BLM protests today pic.twitter.com\/5NAcaIUsCq<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u2014 Ricky Rocksteady (@RocksteadyRicky) January 6, 2021<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Only This Was Intentional<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026 <\/p>\n

People were quick to point out the hypocrisy of law enforcement letting the mob, which was overwhelmingly White, take over the Capitol building with little hindrance. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlways interesting to see how white protestors can encounter so little resistance and breach the capitol with the vice-president there, while black protestors would be lying dead in front of the capitol building right now,\u201d wrote<\/a> the writer Roxane Gay. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhite privilege is on display like never before in the US Capitol,\u201d tweeted<\/a> the author and scholar Ibram X Kendi. <\/p>\n

Others pointed to the stark contrast between law enforcement\u2019s response to the mob at the Capitol versus their treatment of protesters against police brutality. <\/p>\n

\u201cPeaceful protestors got pepper sprayed so Trump could hold a Bible upside for a photo in front of a church,\u201d tweeted<\/a> Shannon Sharper, a former American football player, referring to an incident that took place over the summer<\/a>in the midst of protests following the police killing of George Floyd. <\/p>\n

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<Claude Raines>I am shocked, shocked to find that police are pro-fascist racists.<\/Claude Rains><\/p>\n

In an attempt to dodge the “Trump Stink” a number of White House staffers have resigned following the violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If there is any justice in the world, it will not help them.  I hope that the stink clings to them for the rest of their days.<\/p>\n

As to where we are now, a 6pm \u2014 6am curfew was ordered, and the National Guard was sent out on the streets<\/a>, and it appears to be quiet now, with Congress expected to return shortly to vote.<\/p>\n

(This post has been updated<\/i>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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