To a TV viewer on Jan. 6, the obvious differences in the crowd revealed differences in motive. Some people dressed in fatigues, came armed with crowbars and baseball bats, engaged in combat with police officers and wreaked havoc inside the building.
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Most others waved Trump and American flags and had a holiday air as they strolled around the Capitol like well-behaved tourists. Similarly, some police officers fought like hell to keep people out of the Capitol, while others politely opened doors for them.
Yet too many in Washington are trying to obliterate rather than reconcile those crucial differences. In addition, they are taking a curious vow of silence about the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
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