In conservative political lore it makes sense to say protest isn’t the way forward.
In the UK it bears out to be the truth.
Most if not all protests at times are either Labour or liberal in origin. It isn’t easy to always work out who and messages change too. A protest needs a life of its own as well.
The events of Jan 6 make ever clearer that patriotism runs deep for some people. It isn’t a matter of republican this or Democrat that, but it’s a sense of where one lives. It’s what drives people.
We go to the lengths we go to win or sign documents because we also care. It’s a part of who we all are.
A recent press release by the U.S Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia, has stated that so far the rioters cover nearly all the states in the country. It’s a huge figure and makes a difference considering its context.
It doesn’t suggest a local Republican branch or a group which organised beforehand.
It suggests an underlying issue which isn’t clear yet. It will bear out in time but for now it’s a legal system that has its say following an event that few have gotten to grips with just yet.
