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Remember when lefties stormed into and occupied a Senate office building in 2018 and the Wisconsin State Capitol in 2011?
American Thinker ^ | 7 Jan, 2021 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 01/07/2021 5:05:01 AM PST by MtnClimber

Mobs breaking into and occupying government buildings are always bad, but when leftists are responsible, a memory hole soon opens and engulfs the media’s recollections. True conservatives support law and order and peaceful protest for redress of grievances, a sacred constitutional right. Rights bring with them responsibilities, and strict adherence to the law is a fundamental obligation of those who speak out in disapproval.

The US Capitol is a sacred temple of our democratic republic, and ought to be viewed as such, not a target for violence. Period. But a little historical perspective is in order in understanding how mob violence directed at official buildings is no monopoly of conservatives or Trump supporters.

Just over 2 years ago, the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill was occupied by protestors seeking to block the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh. See this video from MSNBC:

JUST IN: Anti-Kavanaugh protesters take over the Hart Senate Office Bldg. atrium on Capitol Hill. https://t.co/jCIbxhTKeu pic.twitter.com/DkOgzngMh4

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 4, 2018

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: communism; insurrection
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To: MtnClimber

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21 posted on 01/07/2021 6:44:12 AM PST by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Mouton

Yes, but I did have a piece on it, just above the NY Times newspaper clipping.


22 posted on 01/07/2021 7:04:55 AM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: ETL

The things the media doesn’t want to talk about now that communism has a stronger grip on the country.


23 posted on 01/07/2021 8:50:44 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: OttawaFreeper
Is there proof that it really was Trump supporters or conservatives who actually did this?

Where's the evidence? Do you have standing?

24 posted on 01/07/2021 2:41:21 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC )
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