This description of the Trump Rally on 6 January. He is a retired Special Forces Sergeant Major, and a smart fella...reposted
"The Rally was calm, reserved, tears flowed, the people love their President but more so they love their country. They were introspective.
I spoke with Iranians, French, Germans, Chinese. I was with people from 20 or more states.
On the opposing side I watched Capitol police fire pepper balls, mace, and CS into a crowd that was standing, not aggressive. As far as I am concerned the police were the aggressors antagonizing abusing the MAGA crowd.
When the 40-100 punks that showed up got off four different charter busses made their way forward it looked like the police LET THEM IN ALMOST INVITED FOR A GUIDED TOUR. Some MAGA people followed that bunch in but were not the instigators. It looked choreographed to me.
The old ladies men women AMERICANS that comprised the several hundred thousand peaceful folks were aghast at the penetration of the Capitol, and stood where they were and did not participate.
My opinion from observing the behavior and listening to the assaulters is they were hired or planned plants provocateurs. Unlike the remainder majority of the crowd they were potty mouth militants, spoke no USA chants etc. It was staged.
Wasn't it inevitable that the protest would end up at the Capital? I knew it was before I left for DC. Why were the Capital police so ill prepared? It took a long time for the group to get there. The snow fences around the Capital along with the other portable barricades were down much earlier in the morning.
Trump never encouraged violence.
Your narrative of the situation blames Trump. I talked to over 20 people I never met from all over this Nation at the Memorial. Not one was bent on violence of any kind. What I can't understand is why do a minority want to get rid of Trump and his Ideas of MAGA? They seem to have succeeded. The methods used will never be brought to light. The Truth of so many investigations of corruption won't be told. Do I believe The People are going to come to heal and obey the unconstitutional mandates of our elected at local levels? Guess we'll see. I for one want answers to questions that are not asked by the press or political people. We only know what we are told. We're not being told anything true."