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Dara Harvey's avatar

We went through years of Russiagate because Democrats refused to believe Trump’s election was legitimate. But you can’t even ask a question on Facebook or YouTube about election fraud without being suspended, and major news outlets acted like anyone who questioned the election results was a racist or a moron or some other miscreant. After being demonized through Trump’s entire term, it was no surprise to see Trump’s re-election bid thrown into chaos. And still, questions have not been answered because they can’t be asked. Courts rejected legal challenges on grounds of standing without addressing underlying evidence.

So I don’t see why January 6 is regarded as a day of infamy. We have been raised to believe the US is the Land of the Free, but it sure doesn’t feel like it anymore. People are angry because their concerns are being ignored. The news media called protests throughout the country in 2020 “largely peaceful” (after my husband, for the first time in our lives, stood post at the entrance to our neighborhood to protect it from rioters). But January 6 is tantamount to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor? No way.

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Tanvi Chaturvedi's avatar

Mr. Loury, I think either you or Mr. McWhorter, or both of you together, should try and go on Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman. I really think you guys would benefit a lot but more importantly I think the world would benefit a lot from that.

I understand the desire to not go on them as well. Joe Rogan is actually very politically non-aligned, like you guys, on his last podcast with Jim Gaffigan he said he is a huge fan of Barack Obama, and has said the same thing many times (although you may not like Obama, my point is, he is actually non-aligned even though you may not consider him smart or intelligent) and has expressed support for Bernie Sanders before.

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