18 September 2021

Lame

Remember the rally today for the people jailed for the January 6 attempted putsch?  It was today.

Not only did cops, journalists, and counter-protesters out number the crowd, the number of insurrectionists who have been charged outnumbered them as well.

It turns out that the insurrectionists could not even get their mothers to show up:

The most anticipated visit by right-wing activists to the nation’s capital since a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 ended with a whimper Saturday, as demonstrators supporting the rioters found themselves far outnumbered by police, journalists and counterprotesters.

Although the protesters returned to the scene of a historically grievous attack on American democracy, it was immediately obvious that much had changed. The Capitol grounds — where poorly prepared police fought a losing, hand-to-hand battle against President Donald Trump’s supporters just over eight months ago — were secured Saturday with metal fences and hundreds of officers. The halls of Congress were all but deserted. No president, or former president, delivered a bellicose speech urging that his election loss be overturned.

Police made just four arrests throughout the day, seizing two weapons. The relative peace and quiet was a welcome turn for the U.S. Capitol Police, whose leaders endured blistering criticism in the months after Jan. 6 for inadequate security.

There were somewhere between 100 and 200 protesters, and there have been more than 600 insurrectionists charged to this point.

Unbelievably lame.

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