More On The Capital Riots.

Facebook is filled today with liberal angst over yesterday's Capital riots, and they are justified. I am angry about the incident myself, even more than the liberals. I'm angry not only because the action itself was an outrage, but because it was a stupid, foolish thing to do. These rioters, who allowed their passion to replace their reason, have done irreparable harm to the cause they are aggrieved about and have nullified the actions of hundreds of thousands of others who were there to peacefully but forcefully demonstrate that they will not accept a stolen election. They have also sabotaged the support of millions of their fellow citizens and have given grist to the mill of those who characterize justified suspicions about the integrity of the recent elections as a fantasy.

 

They have done as much disservice to their cause as did the thugs who burned and pillaged major cities over the summer for months and turned an initially overwhelming sympathy for the manner of George Floyd's death to one of general support for the police who do the often difficult job of protecting our lives and property.

 

One thing liberals should observe about the response to this incident from their conservative friends is that they are not going to see an attempt at whitewashing. You're not going to hear conservatives hold that the protest was "mostly peaceful" and that the actions of the rioters were excusable because of the righteousness of their anger. You'll not see any DeBlasio's, or for that matter any Mitt Romneys, marching with them in unison. 

As for the President: although he was taken by surprise and his initial response was restrained, today he stated clearly, unlike the response of Mrs. Pelosi to the George Floyd hoodlums, that those who committed these crimes must be identified and prosecuted with the penalty being a prison term. You are not going to see any reluctance to decisively use whatever force is necessary to put a stop to any further such activities.

 

On the other hand, don't be fooled into thinking that this incident will be the end of the issue of the banana republic type activities surrounding the recent election. Those of us who are concerned about this profoundly serious matter cannot be ignored. It must be investigated at least as much as was the far less serious charge of Russians influencing the voters. 

 

 

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