Posted on 01/13/2021 7:54:42 AM PST by SeekAndFind
CNN host Don Lemon said it was wrong for conservatives to compare the Black Lives Matter riots that resulted in billions of dollars in damage to the Capitol building riot that occurred last Wednesday.
Lemon said the riots in 2020 were born out of a justified cause, ending police brutality, while the Capitol riot was the result of a "lie" being pushed by President Trump and his allies about the 2020 election.
"I’m sick of people comparing. You cannot compare what happened this summer to what happened at the Capitol. It’s two different things. One is built on people, on racial justice, on criminal justice, on reform, on police not beating up — police treating people of color different listen than they do whites. Okay? That is not a lie. Those are facts. Go look at them," Lemon said to fellow host Chris Cuomo.
"What happened at the capitol was built on a lie perpetrated by the President and the people who support him. So just on that one merit, if you want to call it, it’s not comparable. Those things are not comparable. So they should not doing it...No one has ever, ever gone this far in saying an election was not legitimate with all the evidence we have," he added.
"The truth is, when somebody says to you, they are aware of what happened last week, but this summer — as soon as the words come out of their mouth, they do not care about what happened last week...They get it’s not apples to apples. It’s a reflection of the truth, what is happening in the country. There are people who don’t care, who don’t like what was done, who don’t believe the black people are justified and it’s why last week happened and we can get angry too. That’s the truth. And it is our problem," Cuomo said.
The 2020 riots were more widespread and lasted for days, resulting in widespread destruction, with the White House perimeter being attacked. The attack forced the White House to go on lockdown and President Trump having to go into the bunker.
“We are perfectly okay with the destruction of private property! But don’t you DARE touch our public facilities. They’re OURS!”
The misinformation king speaks.
It’s two different things.
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Yes, one was citizens petitioning their government over legitimate grievances, the other was criminal.
no riots are “more justified”
This is why I said, the people at the capitol really blew it. They had made the ultimate symbolic first amendment demonstration, right up until the point where glass started breaking. Destruction and violence are never first amendment protected.
And remember, the Left laughed about that.
So is Don Lemon saying rioting is ok when done in support of an allegedly admirable cause???
Anyone else remember in 2011, when mobs stormed the Wisconsin state capitol, in protest of actions by GOP governor Scott Walker? That particular capitol occupation was ok, per liberal theology. I think we have to know , when is a capitol occupation ok, and when is it a crime against humanity?
“It’s ok when we do it”
And 5 times as destructive and at least three times as deadly.
Because they were your people.
Wait till we come for you, Don.
We don’t trust Lemon or CNN. Got it.
Lemon is a flake and we all know it. However, he is entitled to his free speech opinions so I won’t move to restrict that like like fellow socialist liberals do.
Breaking the law is breaking the law. Doesn’t matter the what the excuse. This is why Lady Justice is depicted as being blind. Justice doesn’t care what the visual is. It cares about the facts of the case.
blm is a lie built on supposed white supremacy.
don lenin
don lemming
don fruity
dog lemon
dong lemon ( his porn name )
sour lemon
bitter lemon
Or, long story short: black racist faggot, don lemon
Le Moaner
The Burn-Loot-Murder crowd can do no wrong...to accuse them of misbehavior is RACIST!
"What happened at the capitol was built on a lie perpetrated by the President and the people who support him. So just on that one merit, if you want to call it, it’s not comparable. Those things are not comparable. So they should not doing it...No one has ever, ever gone this far in saying an election was not legitimate with all the evidence we have," he added.
F'ing low IQ idiot. He just compared the two. He needs to be cancelled permanently. He serves no useful function on this earth.
“...the Capitol riot was the result of a “lie” being pushed by President Trump and his allies...”
Systemic racism is a lie and, if you judge by their actions (or lack thereof), the group known as BLM is a lie.
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