ah, well, cutting someone off from all media tends to create that impression, n'estce pas? on the other hand, in America, we had some people who entered the Hallowed Halls of Government, and didn't burn or completely trash things. Most walked between velvet ropes, admired statues and the architecture and took selfies. Additionally, we had no army regiments called out to shoot people down in the streets enmasse --- as would have occurred, and has, in just about every other country on earth. Which the former job-hunting ambassador to NZ should be fully aware of and should rather have highlighted as to how America handles freedom, and freedom of expression protests differently. It was, in short, a dignified protest - except for the assassination of Ashli Babbit, and a bit of glass window and a few papers strewn on the floor by the usual class dunces, that is. Certainly not comparible to the burning of Kenosha - a real banana republic moment.
Well the Jan 6 thing happened on tv and is against the backdrop of months of violence that happened in people’s home towns. Big difference between the news you see Katrina’d on tv and stuff you see on streets you know with fallout that continues months with zero coverage.