.RealBenCarson's take on transparency surrounding Jan 6: 'Rather than resort to calls for censorship, our divided nation needs more transparency, which can help restore trust in our institutions.'
sent the news cycle into a frenzy when he released never-before-seen footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, events at the U.S. Capitol., Democrats in Congress, and even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reacted with anger. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch to restrain Carlson from releasing any further footage, claiming,"Our democracy depends on it."
Missing from all these criticisms is the"why?" Why do these folks believe that transparency is a bad thing? They just say the video releases are dangerous and wrong. Is that because when direct footage is released, people can form their own conclusions rather than get their opinions from preapproved media sources?The Jan. 6 committee was formed to"investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Nobody is here to defend the violence and intimidation applied against the Capitol Police and others on Jan. 6. But it's now clear the Jan. 6 committee did not want you to believe that the vast majority of protesters were completely peaceful. We know that the protesters from Jan. 6 had just lived through two years of national precedent when it came to public riots. Two years of often violent Black Lives Matter riots destroyed small businesses and led to the deaths of at least 19 people. Yet these events were met with passivity and accommodation from law enforcement. The media were generally loath to report on the violence.
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