The Stupidest Rebuttals by the GOP to January 6 Are Also the Most Dangerous

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The Stupidest Rebuttals by the GOP to January 6 Are Also the Most Dangerous
Photo by Eric Lee / Bloomberg The start of hearings by the House Committee investigating the insurrection and riot of January 6 was, at least by all normal accounts, compelling, damning and history...
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The start of hearings by the House Committee investigating the insurrection and riot of January 6 was, at least by all normal accounts, compelling, damning and history-making. Faced with four police officers—the epitome of the “blue” that the GOP is supposed to “back”—the GOP now finds itself scrambling for a coherent response, particularly given two of the most eloquent and outspoken Committee members—Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, are themselves Republicans.

The GOP’s arguments proceed down a bewilderingly illogical and deeply cynical path that looks something like this:

1. It wasn’t that bad.

2. It wasn’t Trump supporters.

3. Okay, it wasn’t as bad as Black Lives Matter.

4. Anyway, it’s Nancy Pelosi’s fault.

5. It’s really not worth our time to even watch.

Today, I’ll address the first two GOP arguments only, largely because they are far more dangerous and perplexing than the last three, which comprise the kind of unsurprising whataboutism, scapegoating, and downplaying that we normally expect from political adversaries.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. And just lilke there is ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE that anti Vietnam war protesters

ever, even ONCE, spat on returning troops, there is no evidence BLM or Antifa did the property damage in the protests.