To all the easily triggered on this site please explain the difference to your current outrage??

@Buttless Racism and bigotry is not a difference of opinion.

@SimonM Its quite simple really. In the video above you have people expressing opinions on uprisings and revolutions. At best it could be seen as seditious conspiracy, which would be quite hard to prove since for any conspiracy there needs to be evidence of prior planning. Without such evidence they can only be regarded as opinions protected under the First Amendment.

The federal law against seditious conspiracy can be found in Title 18 U.S.C. § 2384 of the U.S. Code. According to the statutory definition of sedition, it is a crime for two or more people within the jurisdiction of the United States:

1. conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or
2. to levy war against them, or
3. to oppose by force the authority thereof, or
4. by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or
... 5. by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof,

they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

Then you have Title 18 U.S.C. § 2383 of the U.S. Code on Rebellion or insurrection. According to this article:

Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

The difference therefore between the opinions in the video and the Capitol insurrection is the fact that there was prior planning, as evidenced by the Proud Boys posters that our former member Nbachorn was kind enough to share with us, as well as by the literally thousands of tweets pertaining to this particular event that have been circulated in social media. Then you have literally all conditions in both 2384 and 2383 fulfilled by the physical attack to the Capitol. In regards to Trump, the President's speech on the day of the event is interpreted as incitement, while his reluctance to mobilize the National Guard can be interpreted as assistance. The cherry to the pie can be none other than his statement "We love you" in his pre-recorded video, which can be interpreted as comfort. Basically this is a clusterf**k of epic proportions.

And to simplify it even further, words with no resulting action count as words. Words with resulting action count as a criminal offense.
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