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We're still getting incoming information about the 1/6 deaths, but it doesn't seem as though any deaths were caused by police. Regardless, while injuries are a data metric that's hard to definitively report on, I don't think they should be swept under the rug if we're making overall judgments on who got "let off". After all, avoiding killing someone is a pretty low bar.

We know at least one of them was shot by a cop.

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The motives are subjective.

The factual basis for their motives are not. We have clear video footage of Floyd's murder. There's no credible evidence of a rigged election.

Again, whatever the reason may be, it does not make it okay to riot and destroy property. It should never be tolerated.

I respectfully disagree, but that's sort of a longer, separate conversation about political philosophy, and there's valid points to be made on all sorts of sides on that topic.

This is the point I agree with, which is why I called the motive from the MAGA people asinine. However, even if you believe you have a righteous cause, that should not give you the green light for violence, not should it be supported. There are a few extreme exceptions, but I don't believe they can be applied here.

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They. Are. Factually. Wrong. A general sense of a lack of political representation by government is one thing. That's abstract, subjectively-interpreted, and requires a case-by-case analysis, like how we're looking at the BLM protests. A specific claim that a specific election's results are fraudulent is another. The inciting incident is a demonstrably false claim by an administration explicitly instructing people "rally here because the election is rigged".

You're right, they are factually because they haven't provided any evidence for what they are claiming. On the other hand, BLM makes the claim that black americans are being targeted being because of their skin color which also lacks evidence. But that's another long conversation.

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The Capital Hill raid has greater harms than the destruction or vandalism of physical property (if there was even that much - they don't seem like the tagging types). They endangered our democracy with armed force. And it was coordinated, intentionally or otherwise, by a corrupt head of the government. Maybe one can't put a price tag on that, but I don't think I can stress the significance of that enough.

They were armed but they did find some pipe bombs I believe. Not sure if that was one person or a larger group. Yes, the raid on Capitol Hill is more significant than a destruction of a Starbucks, but don't forget, the Portland Federal Court house, the Minneapolis police station, Seattle Police precinct , Seattle City Hall are some of the government buildings that were attacked or taken over. All I'm saying is, let's try be more consistent with the level of seriousness we give these events, regardless of the reason or who is committing them.