You make some good points. However, my understanding is that a number of people who were involved in January 6 are actually in jail and their civil rights have been denied. This statement doesn’t condone Trump’s extremely poor judgment in organizing that rally.
You make some good points. However, my understanding is that a number of people who were involved in January 6 are actually in jail and their civil rights have been denied. This statement doesn’t condone Trump’s extremely poor judgment in organizing that rally.
1) The conditions that Navalny and other political prisoners have to endure (he was almost continuously in punishment cell for things like failing to great the jailer soon enough or not keeping his slippers together - i.e., pretense causes; his last place of incarceration was North of the Polar Circle) are - fortunately - nothing like what J6 convicts have to go through, though I am sure a jail is never a pleasant experience. However, in Russia the intent is to torture.
2) Many of the J6 cases I followed involved defendants pleading guilty. I understand this was on the advice of their public "defenders" (few could afford own lawyers). However, this is something Navalny and other political prisoners consistently refused to do. I think it is harder to mount public campaign for someone who has plead guilty to a crime.
3) Most surprising. Where were the public protests against the J6 arrests and verdicts? Where were the fund-raising campaigns to cover their legal costs? Where was Trump or Desantis or Pence or other conservative leaders? Why were they not leading a campaign to help J6 arrestees? In Russia, even now people are risking arrests to lay flowers at make-shift memorials. A few years ago, when Navalny was already in jail, there were 1000s of people on the street protesting (most of them were arrested and are facing prosecution). Somehow American Conservatives - with much less on the line - showed much less spine in this case.
You make some good points. However, my understanding is that a number of people who were involved in January 6 are actually in jail and their civil rights have been denied. This statement doesn’t condone Trump’s extremely poor judgment in organizing that rally.
I agree about J6. A few points however:
1) The conditions that Navalny and other political prisoners have to endure (he was almost continuously in punishment cell for things like failing to great the jailer soon enough or not keeping his slippers together - i.e., pretense causes; his last place of incarceration was North of the Polar Circle) are - fortunately - nothing like what J6 convicts have to go through, though I am sure a jail is never a pleasant experience. However, in Russia the intent is to torture.
2) Many of the J6 cases I followed involved defendants pleading guilty. I understand this was on the advice of their public "defenders" (few could afford own lawyers). However, this is something Navalny and other political prisoners consistently refused to do. I think it is harder to mount public campaign for someone who has plead guilty to a crime.
3) Most surprising. Where were the public protests against the J6 arrests and verdicts? Where were the fund-raising campaigns to cover their legal costs? Where was Trump or Desantis or Pence or other conservative leaders? Why were they not leading a campaign to help J6 arrestees? In Russia, even now people are risking arrests to lay flowers at make-shift memorials. A few years ago, when Navalny was already in jail, there were 1000s of people on the street protesting (most of them were arrested and are facing prosecution). Somehow American Conservatives - with much less on the line - showed much less spine in this case.