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By what metrics do we call it an insurrection? Since only 5 people died did we need 50 to die before it is an insurrection? 1000?

For the "protestors" who shouted "hang Mike Pence", did they need to shout "hang all of congress" for it to be an insurrection? "Hang all democrats"? "White power"? Which is it?

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I hate to break it to you, but I can cherry-pick examples of left-leaning protesters calling for deaths of Trump, Republicans, cops, white people, etc. When people are emotional, they are hyperbolic. Unlike those in the Chaz, for example, these didn't even attempt to seize power. They marched in, made some noise, and left.

And as for deaths, we've seen far more of those over the previous year. The only one provably murdered in this case was a protester.

Do you think your whataboutism makes even the minorest dent in anyone's opinion here in 2021?

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