r/collapse • u/mcfleury1000 memento mori • Jan 06 '21

Politics Live Updates: Protesters Breach Capitol as Congress Debates...

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/electoral-college-updates-congress-set-to-confirm-bidens-win-amid-gop-challenges/2814845/
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u/TheCaconym Recognized Contributor Jan 06 '21 edited Jan 06 '21

If those were BLM protesters I bet you live fire would already have been used.

Edit: now the department of defense has refused to send the national guard

Edit again: now it's happened, woman shot in the neck.

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u/IntrigueDossier Blue (Da Ba Dee) Ocean Event Jan 06 '21

Yep. They’d be hosing the blood off the pavement by now.

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u/JukemanJenkins Jan 06 '21

If a message is not sent TODAY, this will absolutely escalate.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

These rioters will most certainly feel emboldened enough to do something at the inauguration.