Current Events > Kevin McIdiot:'Everybody across this country' is to blame for the Capitol attack

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-everybody-capitol-attack_n_600b9785c5b6f401aea48948

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) attracted attention last week when he said in a floor speech that former President Donald Trump bears responsibility for the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
But since then, he has seemed to walk back his criticism.
On Thursday, he told reporters that he didnt actually believe Trump had provoked the mob of his supporters.
In an interview airing Sunday on Gray Televisions Full Court Press With Greta Van Susteren, McCarthy insisted he wasnt changing his tune.
No, I have not changed in that, he said.
He stood by his assertion that Trump does bear some responsibility for what happened. But, he added, so does every other person around the country.
I also think everybody across this country has some responsibility, he said.
McCarthy then started pointing to Democrats who opposed Trump, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), people who are rude on social media and law enforcement authorities who didnt prepare for the attack as some of the people who were somehow responsible.
I think this is what we have to get to the bottom of, and when you start talking about who has responsibilities, I think theres going to be a lot more questions, a lot more answers we have to have in the coming future, he added.
Trumps supporters were in town Jan. 6 for a Stop the Steal rally, full of people who believed that Joe Biden didnt actually win the presidential election. Trump encouraged them to march to the Capitol to stop Congress and his own vice president from certifying the official Electoral College results on behalf of Biden.
McCarthy said Trump told his supporters to protest peacefully.
Indeed, he did say, I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.
But Trump also encouraged them to fight.
Were probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them because youll never take back our country with weakness, he said. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.
He also turned Mike Pence, his vice president, into an enemy, saying he had better do the right thing. Many Trump supporters who marched to the Capitol were furious at Pence, even talking about lynching him.
McCarthys insistence that Trump didnt provoke the mob is in direct contradiction to what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said.
The mob was fed lies, McConnell said Wednesday. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people, and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like.

Shut the fuck up McIdiot

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"Everyone is to blame" = "The liberals and Antifa are to blame"

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any sense from actual contributions to this or allowing them space to openly discuss and voice their hatred leading to them feeling comfortable enough to try it? Most of the country, sure. Remember folks, the best way to be tolerant is to shut down bigoted and hateful ideology. Bigotry isn't an opinion we should ever allow people to voice, and in defending it as free speech you did make these people feel emboldened.

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I mean, if you wanna really stretch it, yes, you could argue that the whole divisive political attitudes that are far too common in the US are the ultimate root cause.

But in doing so, you're failing to take into account that 99% of Americans affected by political divisiveness didn't storm the fucking capitol.

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Thats funny, actually blaming any person for other adults actions. When each adult has their own free will and mind, knows the difference between right and wrong. Its time people take responsibility for themselves and stop trying to find scapegoats

So, Republicans are at fault for the looting and portland protests too, right? Or is that all the radical democrats exclusively?

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why are the alt right always shit posting

And I'm at fault because I... didn't vote for Trump?

JustMyOpinion posted...

Two other topics about this. Do a simple search next time, kid.

i searched McCarthy, nothing.

I even searched Capitol

I'm not searching every variation

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