Many of the mob came outfitted for a riot. They had weapons to break down doors and windows as they stormed the building. They had riot gear. Some waved the Confederate flag which represents a government that tried to overthrow ours. None of this is opinion. Domestic terrorism is defined by the FBI as “violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.”
For the record:
3:15 PM, Jan. 08, 2021An earlier version of this column misstated the end of the Confederacy. It was 156, not 135, years ago.
Capitol insurrection was domestic terror; police response was America as usual Culturally, we prefer distancing ourselves from hard truths.
By LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times (TNS) January 8, 2021 11:11am Text size Copy shortlink:
Let s start here. Let s acknowledge that what happened at the Capitol building on Wednesday was not a demonstration or a protest. It was a coordinated domestic terrorist attack.
Many of the mob came outfitted for a riot. They had weapons to break down doors and windows as they stormed the building. They had riot gear. Some waved the Confederate flag which represents a government that tried to overthrow ours. None of this is opinion. Domestic terrorism is defined by the FBI as violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.
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