A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble (WaPo)

[stopdiggin]

5. Nah. These people are the ones

that have been 'smarter than everyone else' their whole lives. Rationalizing (and that's the right word) their behavior as the result of external forces and life circumstances is a dodge on their responsibilities. (which they would be more than quick to assign to everyone else, I might add)

"Economically disadvantaged" is a divorced mother of three, that lost her job at the mill -- and is trying to juggle rent and food assistance. And I guarantee she didn't show up in Washington. The car doesn't run -- cable is shut off, and electric threatened -- and child care is, a distant mirage. The people the WoPo is trying to highlight aren't victims of hard luck (and dislocation) -- they're mostly middle class grifters. Totally different mind-set. And I reserve my sympathies for the truly disadvantaged and oppressed.