Headline from Pravda-by-the-Potomac, the Washington Post (motto: "Democracy Dies at Midnight!"):
Rallies ahead of Capitol riot were planned by established Washington insiders
Story commences:
The fiery rallies that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were organized and promoted by an array of established conservative insiders and activists, documents and videos show.
The Republican Attorneys General Association was involved, as were the activist groups Turning Point Action and Tea Party Patriots. At least six current or former members of the Council for National Policy (CNP), an influential group that for decades has served as a hub for conservative and Christian activists, also played roles in promoting the rallies.
The two days of rallies were staged not by white nationalists and other extremists, but by well-funded nonprofit groups and individuals that figure prominently in the machinery of conservative activism in Washington.
"Fiery"? Like... those "mostly peaceful protests" during the summer? Oh, wait. Completely unlike events involving actual fires, weren't they?
This ain't news coverage. This is propaganda. Specifically, it's propaganda aimed at stirring up hate and fear, to motivate action against mainstream conservative and Republican organizations.
And I saw another headline recently, along the lines of "GOP Increasingly Talking of Civil War!" Which... yeah, like warning against it? Like saying that the Progressives / Democrats are frickin' starting one? As with the Scary Boogaloo Bois, those who warn that a war is in the works are tarred as the instigators, while those who are actively attempting to start the war get a free pass.
And this headline is very much war-starting propaganda.
Clarification: It seems there are (at least) two sets of Boogaloo Bois. The ones with which I'm slightly familiar, from some years back, lean Conservative / Libertarian and have been warning of the Boog as a thing to be avoided, pointing out that Progressives seem to be trying to start it. Apparently there's another set that's Anarchist (and not particularly aligned with Progressives and their allies), and that bunch is busily stirring up trouble, not trying to prevent it.
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