The statement from Ben and Jerry quoted in the article is interesting. It was written just after Jan 6 2021. It said that the Jan 6 insurrectionists demonstrate that white supremacy is real because they overran the building with impunity. They argue that a mixed race, lefty crowd would have faced much more resistance for trying much less. I get where they're coming from. But a lot of the Jan 6 folks are actually in jail now. Perhaps they are being treated better than black or brown people would be treated for the same crime, perhaps not, but they are being punished.

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