You betcha. All the security forces had to do was act on the Intel they had in hand days before the permitted rally. They could have taken security to another level by applying the Capitol building security plan used during the DC MLK & Vietnam protests/ riots between 1968-1973. DCNG and units from Ft. Belvoir protected the Capitol approaches with trucks, jeeps and .50 HMG emplacements. Deterrent? Yes. Meat grinder? Absolutely.
The reaction though is a bit off. If we had no civil unrest over the summer the context would make more sense…however with no summer unrest…No way does this happen.
Let me circle back to the Trump Twitter ban…why permanent? Temporary to cool everyone off…makes more sense. Permanent is about protecting the aristocrats from criticism on a worldwide popular platform.
You have to understand repressive tolerance, which is exactly what this is. Some violence is ok. Basically violence in the name of liberation from oppression. It is to be tolerated. Promoted even.
Other violence is never to be tolerated because it is defending the status quo and sustaining oppression. It is to be met with violence and crushed.
The Trump twitter ban is only permanent as long as Twitter says it is. Calling it permanent is virtue signaling.
the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one’s good character or the moral correctness of one’s position on a particular issue.