You'd be 100% right in that conclusion if this was being generally discussed as a security failure. But it's being hysterically described as an "attempted insurrection". But then, by that standard, how was the 2018 Supreme Court protesting not also an "attempted insurrection" but with better security? People were obviously trying to stop the functioning of the federal government, and there's zero reason to believe that if those doors opened everyone would have just politely stood at the doorway :)
I'm fine with people taking either stance, as long as they're consistent and take the same stance in both cases.
You'd be 100% right in that conclusion if this was being generally discussed as a security failure. But it's being hysterically described as an "attempted insurrection". But then, by that standard, how was the 2018 Supreme Court protesting not also an "attempted insurrection" but with better security? People were obviously trying to stop the functioning of the federal government, and there's zero reason to believe that if those doors opened everyone would have just politely stood at the doorway :)
I'm fine with people taking either stance, as long as they're consistent and take the same stance in both cases.
That is a very good, very interesting point. Thank you!