Comments by "Scott Charney" (@scottcharney1091) on "'Clarify For The Whole Country Right Now': Raskin, Clyde Clash In Explosive Exchange Over January 6" video.

  1. Evidence?
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  2.  @myopinion378  You are really grasping at straws. It's all on video, much of it shot by the attackers themselves.
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  3.  @myopinion378  No, I've watched a great deal of the videos, shot by the attackers, the defenders, members of Congress, their staff, journalists, etc. Little if anything resembles a tourist visit. I'm not sure whether he's serious in his denialism or being disingenuous, but either way, it's insulting and offensive to those who were in jeopardy that day.
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  4.  @myopinion378  So you're referring to large numbers of people towards the back of the crowd, who never got particularly close to the building?
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  5.  @myopinion378  Wouldn't the battling still have been visible and audible, along with the abundant evidence as they approached? I don't think that YouTube is in a conspiracy to take down all of this exculpatory, anodyne footage, and I think that Fox would want to run with it, if it amounted to anything. Note also that the charges also differ widely from person-to-person.
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  6.  @myopinion378  I can't speak to any details about the investigation right now, but it's true that the largest category of defendants are charged with something a bit heavier than trespassing, but still nonviolent. Some of the heaviest charges are for conspiracy, among those who left evidence of organized plans to (among other things) stop the certification of the election. Anyway, it's indisputable that there was heavy fighting on the other sides of the building (this footage is abundant in the excellent documentary "Day of Rage," among other places, and this went on for some time. Also, some of the busiest entrances are elevated and visible on the approach; besides that, a normal tourist visit does not happen without guides, in huge groups, and carrying those flagpoles and other paraphernalia. There was no election theft ("steal" is not a noun) to stop, and Clyde is part of a very dangerous effort to deny/minimize/excuse a putsch (if not an outright coup attempt) that nearly caused a constitutional crisis. Even if he specified that he was allegedly referring to the stragglers at the end (I don't think that he has), why would he feel the need to say "Yeah, but those people at the end looked like tourists" in the first place?
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  7.  @myopinion378  Which defendants are these?
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  8.  @kenmacfarlane8744  Two hour delay? It was a damn putsch!
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  9.  @kenmacfarlane8744  No, it was a putsch, or an outright coup attempt, that came within a short distance and a short time of lynching lawmakers (among others), preventing certification of the election, and causing a constitutional crisis. The evidence is quite clear. There was plenty of comment about the civil unrest you mention. Most of the violence was the work of cops, vigilantes, and apolitical lumpen, along with some of the property destruction (although, in a world where property is valued more highly than people are, political vandalism is an acceptable tactic; see the Sons of Liberty).
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  10.  @kenmacfarlane8744  Wow. You really have no idea. Watch "Day of Rage" or any of the vast amounts of other video; read any of the now huge number of reliable sources about that day; watch the testimonies from the police; watch and listen to what the additional witnesses have to say. Some of the attackers are being charged with conspiracy due to their plans and preparation. This is a big deal.
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  11.  @kenmacfarlane8744  Sure. That sort of thing is part of the ongoing investigation.
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