“One can — and should — condemn the January 6 riot without inflating the threat it posed. And one can — and should — insist on both factual accuracy and sober restraint without standing accused of sympathy for the rioters,” he concluded.

But it's not a riot. And nobody is obligated to condemn it. He makes some good points but condemning the "riot" still plays right into the propaganda.

“One can — and should — condemn the January 6 riot without inflating the threat it posed. And one can — and should — insist on both factual accuracy and sober restraint without standing accused of sympathy for the rioters,” he concluded.

But it's not a riot. And nobody is obligated to condemn it. He makes some good points but condemning the "riot" still plays right into the propaganda.

“One can — and should — condemn the January 6 riot without inflating the threat it posed. And one can — and should — insist on both factual accuracy and sober restraint without standing accused of sympathy for the rioters,” he concluded. But it's not a riot. And nobody is obligated to condemn it. He makes some good points but condemning the "riot" still plays right into the propaganda.