POLL: 73% of Republicans Blame Liberal Protestors for Jan. 6
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By Colby HallMay 28th, 2021, 7:21 am 
A new Yahoo/YouGov poll reveals that nearly three in four Republicans believe that left-wing protestors are to blame for the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
This new information comes as the Senate votes on a bipartisan 9/11 commission to investigate the capitol mob led by Trump supporters eager to disrupt the constitutional process of certifying the Electoral College results that saw President Joe Biden replace former President Donald Trum p.
Writing for Yahoo! News, Andrew Romano reports:
The survey of 1,588 U.S. adults, which was conducted from May 24 to May 26, found that less than half of Republicans (41 percent) say supporters of then-President Donald Trump who gathered on Jan. 6 at the Capitol to rally against the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory bear "some" or "a great deal" of the blame for the subsequent riot, which left several people dead and more than 140 injured. Less than a quarter (23 percent) blame Trump himself, and most (52 percent) say he is "not at all" to blame.
Yet a full 73 percent of Republicans pin "some" or "a great deal" of responsibility on "left-wing protesters trying to make Trump look bad," even though both the FBI and Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have rejected the falsehood that leftist protesters were involved.
The vast majority of Democrats, meanwhile, say blame for the deadliest attack on the Capitol in two centuries falls on the Trump supporters who assembled in Washington (84 percent), Trump himself (83 percent) and Republicans who claimed the election was stolen (79 percent). Most Americans (63 percent, 55 percent and 56 percent, respectively) agree.
Senator Mitch McConnell has reportedly been "begging" his fellow GOP Senators to vote against the investigating commission, despite his Senate floor speech on February 13th that explicitly called for a criminal investigation into Trump's role in inciting a riot. These poll results reveal why he has little motivation to continue to explore the root cause of the attack on the Capitol building, as the vast majority of self-identified Republicans believe that it was the fault of left-wing protestors. It was not.
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The emergence of Donald Trump on the American political scene six years ago triggered an epidemic of ignorance heretofore unseen since the advent of literacy.
'Obviously' democrats get their news from 'fake' sources ...
Don't forget about the spike in ignorance that occurred at the launching of Fox News.
Rush, Glenn, Anne, etc. were all instrumental in the dumbing down process as well.
I nominate Rupert Murdoch as the most evil Foreign invader ever.
No brain fucktards. Like P.T. Barnum said "There's a sucker born every minute", applies to all who fawn over Orange Conman and believe everything that fucktard utters
If they were liberals, the GOP would not have voted to shut down the investigation.
Mitch is actually just doing a favor for liberals by shutting down the investigation.
That is why the US AG needs to step in. The R's can't stop him.
Gee... I wonder why Garland would target the
RepublicanAmerican Fascist Party...Unlike all the articles that you seed, eh?
The articles I seed contain facts and logic. I realize that that is offensive to some, but... fuçk them!
The articles I seed contain facts and logic. I realize that that is offensive to some, but... fuçk them!
Well...often on Social Media sites...it is considered "Political Incorrect" to resort to the use of actual facts!!!
In the
RepublicanAmerican Fascist Party, "truth" is not defined as it is elsewhere. The Fascists define "truth" as "whatever Trump says".truth" is not defined as it is elsewhere. The Fascists define "truth" as "whatever Trump says"
Tell us again Bob how Democrats never called Trump an illigirmate President after being shown posts of them doing just that. .
The
kingEmperor of the out-of-context quote! Some folks might chill, when they realize that no one... absolutely no one... takes them seriously. But others are so self-absorbed that they cannot imagine not being taken seriously...Poor Bob. you love to project your own actions upon others.
But please Bob, tell us with a straight face how no Democrat ever called Trump an illigitmate President. It's illuminating to watch someone redefine reality in real time.
You're tiresome, Sean. Incessantly boring.
Sorry to hear you feel that way Bob. I find you endlessly amusing.
I do not understand what this type of reporting accomplishes. The reporting is not editorial opinion. And obviously it's not factual reporting either. I suppose the article does have some sort of propaganda value that reinforces groupthink.
A 9/11 commission would accomplish nothing other than providing similar information that has propaganda value. The incident has already been widely recorded and reported. A large number of people involved have been arrested and interviewed. The Capitol Police and security measures have been scrutinized. The President has been impeached. Both chambers of Congress have been pursuing fact finding investigations over the past four months. What is the value of a commission other than to score partisan political points?
The journalism in the seeded article only provides fodder for the conspiracy theories that liberals only count the votes they want to count, that liberal biases in the media drive reporting, that journalism has devolved into nothing more than partisan point scoring, and that propaganda has replaced news. The seeded article is not editorial opinion and is not factual reporting, so what is it?
It was reported yesterday that law enforcement is finding that about 1 in 10 of the people who entered the capitol have some connection with the military. That sounds like something worth exploring in a commission.
If the information is being obtained by other investigations then what would be the purpose of a commission? Obviously a commission would only review facts that have already been obtained. And there would be a conflict of interest since Congress possesses a high degree of authority over Capitol security.
An independent special counsel would be more appropriate. But then Congress wouldn't have control over the investigation.
Once the military has their names and they are investigated by JAG, they can count on being thrown out of the service for violating their oaths. No general discharges but less than honorable discharges. They will be lucky if they can get jobs above minimum wage. If any of them were retired and drawing pensions, they can kiss those goodbye. The sad part is that their families might suffer as they can also lose their benefits.
What is the value of a commission other than to score partisan political points?
To expose those in congress who conspired to help a violent mob attack the capital. They are deathly afraid of being exposed, as they should be.
It's more likely that members of Congressional leadership wanted the political optics of a protest at the Capitol. The certification of the election during a protest was intended to be a show of political power over Trump.
The certification of the election during a protest was intended to be a show of political power over Trump.
Or just the normal course of events for an election. Elections have consequences - like losing and everything that comes with the loss. Time to grow the fuck up Republicans.
That ahole who opened the door to let them in should be censored and removed.
Obviously!
(Why am I not surprised???
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A 9/11 commission would accomplish nothing other than providing similar information that has propaganda value.
Here's something to ponder (although you might not understand this either?): just about any reporting of facts can be used by someone for propaganda purposes! Just about anyone using the Internet has an
agenda of one sort or another...think about it...!
...... ummm...
What make you think that is relevant?
Twice actually.
I like the old Chinese curse. "May Trump live in interesting times".
Whether or not the media has political bias is a matter of opinion.
But if its true that the "liberal media" was biased (and incorrect) in their reporting on The Insurrection-- even if there's a remote possibility of that---then IMO that just makes the case for having a Commission even more crucial!
But if its true that the "liberal media" was biased (and incorrect) in their reporting on The Insurrection-- even if there's a remote possibility of that -- -then IMO that just makes the case for having a Commission even more crucial!
You see what I did there?
I do not understand what this type of reporting accomplishes.
Indeed. But no need to mention that, its quite obvious!
I suppose the article does have some sort of propaganda value that reinforces groupthink.
Well, you know what they say about making Assumptions!
It must have been really expensive for democrats to fake all of those videos that show all of those MAGA hats, Trump shirts and flags.
Once upon a time all of these folks (including Trump) would be in mental hospitals
That is a big worry going forward. How widespread in this disconnecrtion from reality?
That is a big worry going forward
You might be right.
I think for Trump it all depends upon whether he chooses to plead insanity and the judge allows it. Then he goes into the "Funny House"!
OTOH, if he doesn't plead insanity (or if he does and the Judge rejects his insanity plea)-- then he goes into "The Big House .....'Up the River'".
Either way its a big win for America!
Maybe Trump could get gold rubber wallpaper.
You're such a good person! I would wish him much worse.
As it is he will serve time in a country club prison with a golf course if at all.
Yes, all those mysterious left wing protesters that have yet to be identified...
How exactly is it that hundreds of Trump supporters can be identified and charged, and yet not a single one of these “left wing” instigators has? And keep in mind this has begun when dumbass was still in office, so it isn’t like it just started on Jan 20.
Simple. All the various law enforcement agencies that are investigating, are associated in the conspiracy to blame Trump and the
RepublicanAmerican Fascist Party. Local cops, ATF, FBI, CBP, ... are colluding to hide the truth from the American people.Simple. All the various law enforcement agencies that are investigating, are associated in the conspiracy to blame Trump and the
RepublicanAmerican Fascist Party. Local cops, ATF, FBI, CBP, ... are colluding to hide the truth from the American people.Remember when the Republican Party used to call themselves "The Party of Law and Order"?
And now-- they're behaving as if Blue Lives Don't Matter!
(This is a definite "WTF Moment!)
Quite a few Capitol Police have quit thanks the the GQP not wanting accountability for the riot to occur. They feel abandoned and betrayed by the very people who they would die to protect.
It’s not that unusual a point of view, if you think about it. Virtually anyone who protests blames the people they are protesting against for the fact that they themselves are protesting.
if you think about it. Virtually anyone who protests blames the people they are protesting against for the fact that they themselves are protesting.
Yes, but OTOH,....
It’s not that unusual a point of view, if you think about it.
Perhaps not too unusual...but as I'm sure a highly intelligent person such as yourself is aware-- its a total lie!
Let's beware. The strict truth is that "73% of Republicans told pollsters that they believe..."
We know that lying is not a problem for members of the
RepublicanAmerican Fascist Party. They've been told what the Party line is, so they're repeating it. Truth and reality are not involved.Correct!
(Couldn't have said it better myself
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left-wing protestors are to blame for the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Trump and Rudy G(grabbing my junk) were left wing protesters?
"People are saying" that Rudy is secretly a big supporter of AOC!
So let me get this straight. A bunch of left wing people dressed up as right wing people and tried to overthrow an election they just won? How the fuck does that make any sense?
Of course it doesn't.
(Well, unless the people saying it are the MAGA-loonies...)
I think that if a student were to ask me what profession he/she should pursue in order to be really busy and successful in America, I think I'd tell them "Psychiatry".
Maybe one of the effects of the virus is to make people totally delusional, even they weren't infected.