I did notice floppy ears. Was unaware of the details in your 2nd paragraph.
These last two years have been very disappointing in terms of witnessing global, emotional gullibility. Merely raising details that oppose the impassioned issue can garner a tremendous amount of hostility.
One thing that I have sworn to do is to refer to the January 6 people as “protesters” not rioters. The left are very careful with their language, the are very disciplined with their language and they are stay on point.