Capitol Riot deniers

Capitol Riot deniers should be treated like Holocaust deniers. Yes, the Holocaust was way worse. But I feel that it takes a higher level of willful ignorance to deny the intent of the Capitol Riot. History from 80 years ago is easier to lie about than recent events. Capitol Riot deniers are stepping up to the challenge. They will admit that there was a riot, but they will lie about the scope, the perpetrators, and the intent of the riot.

We all saw what happened. It wasn’t just broken windows. Five people died.

We all saw who did it. It wasn’t Antifa, it was Trump supporters. They weren’t hiding who they were. They weren’t wearing masks.

We all know what they were trying to do. They were trying to kidnap and murder Congressmen and Congresswomen. You can’t say it was just a protest out of hand when they made it to the House and Senate floors just minutes after Congress was evacuated. They were screaming “Hang Mike Pence”, and they talked about shooting Nancy Pelosi.

Capitol Riot deniers will moan about soldiers being stationed in Washington DC, as if it were Baghdad or Kabul. The National Guard’s job is to guard the nation. That’s what it says right there in the name. So it kind of makes sense to me that they would be placed near an important building that was attacked and might be attacked again.

When you have a Holocaust denier, you know you are dealing with a person who wishes that all Jews were wiped out. When you have a Capitol Riot denier, you have someone who wishes that the coup attempt succeeded. You have someone who wanted Congress to be subjugated to the will of Donald Trump, so that he could rule as a dictator.

Germany in the 21^st Century is a prosperous and respected nation, and this would not be possible if they failed to acknowledge the horrors of the past. America’s future depends on us acknowledging not only what happened, but also what almost happened.