There is a decent amount to unpack here. First, there have been rules for political operatives that have allowed some to lie, manipulate, shop judges and make up legal theories in a specific jurisdiction, and possibly inspire violence that they've known to be lies. There most certainly were agents in that crowd, and even though Horowitz says they came on their own, none of them have been prosecuted. This whole process of classifying political opposition supporters as domestic terrorists without one single violent action has to stop. More than that, at some point, some of these people DO need to face consequences. The public does deserve to know the whole truth about so many things. We can't begin to build back trust until everyone decides or is forced to come clean. Of course, no one will stand for going after journalists. However, it sure would have been nice if any journalists could have shown themselves to be honorable enough to fight back against the blacklisting of many conservative journalists. It has to matter all the time or never. It can't just matter for the "right" and "good" ones. There is a difference between holding someone accountable vs revenge for its own sake. The former is needed.
There is a decent amount to unpack here. First, there have been rules for political operatives that have allowed some to lie, manipulate, shop judges and make up legal theories in a specific jurisdiction, and possibly inspire violence that they've known to be lies. There most certainly were agents in that crowd, and even though Horowitz says they came on their own, none of them have been prosecuted. This whole process of classifying political opposition supporters as domestic terrorists without one single violent action has to stop. More than that, at some point, some of these people DO need to face consequences. The public does deserve to know the whole truth about so many things. We can't begin to build back trust until everyone decides or is forced to come clean. Of course, no one will stand for going after journalists. However, it sure would have been nice if any journalists could have shown themselves to be honorable enough to fight back against the blacklisting of many conservative journalists. It has to matter all the time or never. It can't just matter for the "right" and "good" ones. There is a difference between holding someone accountable vs revenge for its own sake. The former is needed.