BLM riots caused 1,300 times as much damage as Jan. 6 violence: Analysis
An analysis by Real Clear Investigations reveals that the BLM and Antifa related riots across all of America in 2020 caused 1,300 times as much damage as the violence at the U.S. Capitol a year ago.
Yet the attention given to each scenario is widely different – in the opposite direction.
Real Clear this week released updated and revised details comparing the two events – the year-long violence in cities that erupted after the death of George Floyd, and the few hours of violence at the Capitol by those protesting what they saw as election failures during the 2020 presidential race.
“The one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrives this week with Americans still sharply divided over the afternoon-long episode’s significance and severity as Democrats, hemorrhaging support and facing the loss of Congress in this year’s midterms, sternly present a media spectacle of public events to emphasize what they see as the threat posed to democracy by Donald Trump and his party, as represented by that day,” the update explains.
“There is no comparable scrutiny of the nationwide summer 2020 riots over George Floyd’s murder, protests endorsed by many on the left amid a virulent pandemic – although polling has shown that a large majority of Americans support examining the circumstances of both events.”- READ MORE
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