Hypocrisy

For John, BLUF:  Andy Ngo knows rioting, having followed ANTIFA this last year.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Rage at Capitol assault makes excuses for summer riots all the more disgraceful

From The New York Post, by Reporter Andy Ngo, 8 January 2021.

Here is the lede plus three:

Wednesday’s mob assault on Capitol Hill was shocking and brazen:  Hundreds of MAGA-hat-wearing rioters broke into the seat of American democracy.  They stormed the halls, looting property and assaulting law enforcers, all in service of an absurd political demand:  reversing the outcome of an election.

Now where had I witnessed such scenes before?  The answer:  in blue-governed cities in my native Pacific Northwest throughout last summer and into the fall and winter.

The right-wing political violence was met with universal rebuke from politicians of both parties and the media.  But many of those who are loudest in condemning the Capitol Hill riot went radio-silent when rioters destroyed and looted in the name of Black Lives Matter.

Last May, thousands of rioters in Minneapolis brought the city to its knees after the police-involved death of George Floyd.  Over three days, rioters burned down a police station, looted hundreds of businesses and burned entire neighborhoods to the ground.  Mass street violence also broke out in Washington, DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle and dozens of other cities; at least two dozen died in the course of the riots.

Yes, the folks breaking into the Capitol and those doing damage (or stealing laptops) did wrong.  Those people should be prosecuted, unlike what we did with last year's rioters.

On the other hand, the net of guilt needs to not be thrown too wide.  That would be hypocrisy, especially on the part of Democrats, who managed to excuse a lot of what happened last year.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff