On January 6, 2021 an armed shooter could have done to Congress

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26. You made an extraordinary, incendiary claim. It is your obligation to support that claim.

You did not provide any proof or evidence in support of that claim at the time you made it and refused to provide such evidence when I requested it. In fact, you told me to "do my own research" and told me to "prove you wrong."

Again, I'm asking for evidence to support your claim that the capitol police were "in on it" and if you take that request for evidence as an attack on you personally, then I don't know what to tell you. It is not an attack on you personally. It is a request for evidence to support a claim that you made.

I've read plenty of baseless conspiracy theories over the years. In 2020 they were focused on COVID-19 vaccines and the virus in general ("DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!" was their rallying cry) and the "stolen" election "PROVE ME WRONG" they'd say when I pointed out that their claims had no evidence to support them and no basis in reality.

Tinfoil hat conspiracy theories have no place in a rational, logical discussion. There's a reason that none of those right winger's conspiracy theories had any impact on the outcome of Biden's victory. They weren't based on reality, there was no evidence to support them, and they were purely emotional responses by people who lacked the capacity to analyze the situation objectively.

We're better than that.

When people make claims they're responsible for supporting those claims. That's the standard practice. There's a reason it's the standard practice.