Washington: The world has again been stunned by the US – American protestors have broken into its top legislative body.
On Wednesday afternoon local time, the US Capitol was thrust into chaos after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed Congress as it was certifying electoral votes of the November presidential election.
The process was forced to a halt, lawmakers had to be evacuated, and an unarmed woman died after being shot by law enforcement.
Peaceful transfer of power is supposed to be a crucial political tradition of the country. Yet what happened Wednesday has become a turning point. World leaders, including US allies, expressed their shock toward the incident. A tweet of Mohamad Safa, Lebanese permanent representative to the UN caught the most eyeballs – “If the United States saw what the United States is doing in the United States, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.”
This is a perfect narrative of US logic according to which some observers said the US should be sanctioned for opening fire against innocent protesters.
They say the country should be invaded and its leader should step down or be overturned.
Yet when American politicians can finally work at the center of the “beautiful sight” of democracy, they are not happy. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted, “The storming of the US Capitol today is unacceptable. Lawlessness and rioting – here or around the world – is always unacceptable… Let us swiftly bring justice to the criminals who engaged in this rioting.”
That’s a really interesting comment. Now let’s remember when a similar scenario happened in Hong Kong last year, during which protesters broke into the legislative building, Pompeo’s exact wordings were, “We stand with the Hong Kong people” and support their “freedom of expression.” When the same thing takes place in the US, how could he so shamelessly define it as lawlessness, rioting and unacceptable?
– The Daily Mail-Global Times News exchange item
