I am having a difficult time coping with the events that unfolded within America's Capital on January 6th, 2021. It is not good enough to be right in what I believe; I have to be an effective communicator if I am to make a difference. (1/6)

It would be easy for me to shut out dissent and operate within an echo chamber, but without mature discourse the division that exists between people will continue to grow with no end. (2/6)

For people using Black Lives Matter protests as a reason the invasion on America's Capital is justifiable because it was the same type of protest, I urge you to do your own research on the following differences: (3/6)

BLM protests were organized to help end systemic racism that exists in America based on factual evidence, whereas the invasion on the capital was due to losing an election believed to be stolen without any physical evidence according to countless nonpartisan courts. (4/6)

BLM protests of millions of people for months were vastly peaceful with 5-10% events containing protester violence/vandalism/looting, whereas the invasion on the capital was a single event of a few thousand people during which violence/vandalism/looting occurred. (5/6)

BLM protests that were 90-95% peaceful were shown to be met with police tactics that escalated tensions, while the invasion on the capital showed police using little to no force after people had broken through multiple physical barriers. (6/6)