Joe Biden’s championed unity.
How’re we doin’?
On Thursday, in the aftermath of chaos at the Capitol, Joe lamented America’s (racial?) (ideological?) fracture where law enforcement and justice are concerned.
Per the politician, had those on government grounds been of the BLM variety, a completely different response would’ve been stoked:
No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protestors yesterday that they wouldn’t have been treated very differently than the mob that stormed the Capitol.
We all know that’s true — and it’s unacceptable.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 7, 2021
Joe Biden claims that BLM would have been treated differently if they were at the Capitol yesterday instead of Trump supporters. This is his message of unity? Outrageous pic.twitter.com/6KAZKlk4gj
— Mythinformed MKE (@MythinformedMKE) January 7, 2021
According to the president-elect, every person agrees with him:
“No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protestors yesterday that they wouldn’t have been treated very differently than the mob that stormed the Capitol. We all know that’s true — and it’s unacceptable.”
No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protestors yesterday that they wouldn’t have been treated very differently than the mob that stormed the Capitol.
We all know that’s true — and it’s unacceptable.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 7, 2021
As it turned out, he miscalculated over all humans sharing the same view; but on the web, some certainly held his:
I believe beyond a doubt that if the mob that stormed the Capitol was comprised of Black Lives Matter protestors, hundreds would have been shot and murdered in cold blood. It is absolutely unacceptable and reveals the pervasive racism and inequality in our country that is evil.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) January 7, 2021
No, we don’t “all know that to be true”. Because here’s what actually happened:
For several months in 2020, we watched as BLM/Antifa rioters burned cities, looted businesses, and spread violent chaos while entire police departments sat back and did nothing.
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— Henry Bernhagen (@henrybernhagen) January 7, 2021
This is why we voted for you Joe!
You understand what most racist white people refuse to see and understand!— Kirk Acevedo🇺🇸 (@kirkacevedo) January 7, 2021
I’m telling you. They would have been treated better even though they would have destroyed police cars, looted businesses and burned buildings. pic.twitter.com/9orF8qsAB6
— #IWillNotComply (@DIPGparent) January 7, 2021
It’s absolutely true.
You’re right.
It’s sickening.
It’s unacceptable.
It’s unforgivable.
It has to change.
It will change.
We will MAKE it change.— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) January 7, 2021
BLM burned cities to the ground and your running mate ran a fundraiser to bail them out of jail….
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 8, 2021
BLM protests : Trump
supporters
protests : pic.twitter.com/Ui6AUBY1Bn— Mohamed Enieb (@its_menieb) January 7, 2021
If they were BLM the cops would have kneeled and the mayor still would have shamed them.
— David (The Gay Republican) (@GayRepublicSwag) January 7, 2021
I know, BLM would have burned the building down and been called peaceful.
Hers some shots from one of their peaceful protests… pic.twitter.com/AYVFXtAyS8
— Adam Stratford 🇬🇧/🇮🇷 (@Adam_Stratford_) January 8, 2021
Amid the response, an actual congressman got involved.
Via social media, Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw told Biden now’s “not the time.”
Furthermore, he wrote, Joe’s statement wasn’t accurate.
Dan also commented on the unity Joe had previously promoted:
“Not the time. This is disgusting and divisive, not to mention hypocritical and false. You said you wanted to heal the country. Actions speak louder than words.”
Not the time. This is disgusting and divisive, not to mention hypocritical and false.
You said you wanted to heal the country. Actions speak louder than words. https://t.co/qXhZ7rPjXT
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) January 8, 2021
As noted by The Daily Wire, in mid-December after an Electoral College declaration of his win, here’s what Joe jawed:
“We the people voted, faith in our institutions held, the integrity of our elections remains intact. And now it’s time to turn the page as we’ve done throughout our history, to unite, to heal.
“There’s urgent work in front of us. … we need to work together to give each other a chance to lower the temperature. And most of all, we need to stand in solidarity as fellow Americans, to see each other, our pain, our struggles, our hopes, and our dreams. We’re a great nation. We’re good people. We may come from different places, hold different beliefs, but we share in common a love for this country, a belief in its limitless possibilities.
“For we, the United States of America, has always set the example for the world for a peaceful transition of power. We’ll do so again. I know the task before us won’t be easy. It’s tempered by the pain so many of us are feeling. … As in the Prayer of St. Francis, for where there is discord, union, where there is doubt, faith where there is darkness, light.”
Now he’s being grilled by the media — will he do it?
It’s multiple-choice:
Biden rarely takes questions. When he does, reporters ask questions like this…
"You have called for unity and healing in this country. But after the events of Wednesday, does that make your job easier or harder?" pic.twitter.com/sRHt7fw5bt
— Caleb Hull (I'm With the CCP Don't Ban Me) (@CalebJHull) January 8, 2021
As for unity, I’d say the nation isn’t terrifically on track.
There’s even disagreement on what a coming-together might constitute:
Joe Biden addressing the Senate after getting universal unity in the federal government pic.twitter.com/G6vEBzFsVF
— Brock_Oostra (@BrockOostra) January 7, 2021
Stay tuned for more division, as the word “unity” is bullhorned across the Great Divide.
Meanwhile, true togetherness lies on the other side of a difficult truth: Agreement can’t be a prerequisite.
‘Til everyone can burst their own bubbles and concurrence is no longer required, harmony will be thwarted by the discordant clang of cluelessness.
We don’t agree, and we never will. But we must find a way to prosper in peace.
That used to be the American way; so was the ideal — and idea — of attained equal justice.
May we somehow find our way back.
-ALEX
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