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In reply to the discussion: Alex Jones Says His Orders for the January 6th Insurrection Came from Trump [View all]JohnnyRingo
(21,102 posts)Admittedly, he was only doing it so he could be the star of the rally, but he wanted them to go to the other side where he had his own stage set up.
In this video Jones can clearly be heard imploring the mob to march around to the other side of the building where a stage was set up and a peaceful protest can take place. He warns them "to not have a confrontation with the police and make that the story". "Don't give them what they want". "Go to the other side where we can occupy peacefully". This was at 1:53 PM.
For once, Alex Jones was right because it was what happened after they overran the police that drove the news of the event and therefor public sentiment. That these idiots listen to Jones when he lies on the radio, but not when he makes sense, says a lot about Barstool Republicans:
This occurred just after the police line was first breached:
https://d2hxwnssq7ss7g.cloudfront.net/9ZAjhK7oy3a1_cvt.mp4
Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger this time, but this video flies in the face of claims that Jones actually led the insurrection. The entire 6 hours of the insurrection can be viewed here:
https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/