.MaddowBlog: 'Just a riot' is one of those phrases one doesn't generally expect to hear from members of Congress.
As Donald Trump and his partisan allies got to work rewriting the history of Jan. 6, they targeted core truths about the attack on the Capitol. It wasn't a"riot," they said, it should instead be seen as a"protest." Those responsible for the violence shouldn't be seen as insurrectionists, they added, but rather asWith this in mind, it came as a bit of a surprise this week when Republican Rep.
I'll confess,"just a riot" is one of those phrases I don't generally expect to hear from members of Congress. There's quite a bit wrong with the far-right Georgian's perspective, starting with the obvious problem that elected lawmakers tasked with certifying the results of a free and fair election were not, in reality,"tyrants." From an American perspective, the authors and signatories to the Declaration of Independence had legitimate grievances; those bothered by Trump's defeat did not.
But taking a step further, note that Greene didn't just draw an absurd historical parallel, she also took steps to justify political violence. Look at the quote again: “[The racial-justice protest violence] was an attack on innocent American people, whereas Jan. 6 was just a riot at the Capitol."commit acts of violence, it's an unforgiveable attack, but whencommit acts of violence, it's defensible, even admirable, and entirely consistent with American traditions.
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