I understand there are good folks, intelligent folks, who will disagree with me here. I'm okay with that. Hell, It may turn out I'm wrong, and I freely admit that. On the other hand, I don't think what I'm saying here is wrong right now, and I'm willing to put my position out there for discussion. So, read on.....
Have you read or been told that people were killed during an armed insurrection at the US capitol on January 6th? Specifically that a police officer died after being hit on the head with a fire extinguisher by a rioter?
Well.... this may come as a shock.... but none of that happened. If you read it, or were told it happened, then you were lied to. Total fabrications. Thin air coalesced into pure unadulterated BS.
There was no 'armed insurrection'. The only people in the capitol building that day with weapons were police officers.
Nobody was killed by rioters, including the police officer. The only person killed was an unarmed young protester, as she climbed through a small window, executed by an un-named official
The police officer died at the hospital, without any physical injuries, and authorities will not release the autopsy. They have also failed to charge anyone in his death, and refuse to say what his cause of death was.
Were there protesters at the capitol that day? Yes.
Was there a riot there that day? By classic definition, yes. By modern Antifa/BLM burning cities definition, no. It was a very peaceful protest demonstration by Summer of 2020 definition.
Was there an armed insurrection in the Capitol? Unless it was the Capitol Police doing the insurrecting, no. They were the only ones armed.
Did protesters kill people? No. The only person who died as a result of violence that day was Ashley Babbit, executed by an unidentified person we are told is a police officer.
So..... why the lies?
I can guess at reasons. First and foremost, if it bleeds it leads... blood equals money for the media. Reality, accuracy, honesty, and actual journalism come last. Well, if they are even on the radar at all. The past year or so has proven most media outlets have little concern over such archaic matters.
Secondly... a huge swath of suckers want it to be true. Plain and simple. They want it so bad, they don't care if the claims have any basis in reality. It meets their beliefs, so it must be the truth. Such 'faith' has supported every religion invented by humans throughout history, and this is no different.
Third.... I suppose there are those who profit from the lies.
Hasn't it always been so?