So today I had a very disturbing conversation with someone in my life who claimed that the Capitol insurrection was overblown. This person claimed that all the news reports are just liberal propaganda and what happened last summer in Portland with “cops being killed” and “buildings being set on fire” was as bad or worse. This person went on to claim that “riots in Portland” are still going on NOW.
This person is someone who has some power over me (not a family member) at least for now, so I did not try to debate them, and I doubt it would have been successful. This person has no social media presence and indeed thinks social media is “stupid” so however they have been radicalized, it wasn’t from that source.
I wonder how many insurrection-deniers are out there, and if this will be like the “911 Truthers” in the future.
#jtg