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it's sad that people can't accept a loss. When they entered the capital more and more people came inside and were stealing or vandalizing stuff. People died from self-defense and the people didn't care they still tried to enter the capitol. On January 6th people stole valuable stuff from the capital. people who were at the capitol doing bad stuff should be punished.

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After reading this article I agree with Rothman’s statement. I understood that January 6th, 2020 is nothing unusual to America and is the reality that education systems attempt to conceal from everyone. Just because the person these people were voting for lost so they chose to make themselves known by destroying and stealing things from the capital and even in daggering other people's lives lots got hurt and some even died.

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After reading this article i agree with Nancy Maces statement. I don't believe this is who we are as a country, there is no doubt that this event was outrageous and unnecessary but i don't think we as a country should be judged for the mistake that those people made. America is much stronger and better than this and i understand that we have a horrible history but again we shouldn't be judged because of our past and this one event. The people that participated in the horrible act on Jan. 6  should be punished and should learn their lesson by receiving what is coming to them but i think we should move on as a country and let go of this horrible act.

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In my opinion when people say "this is not america" and other things like that it kind of makes it seem like they think they can do whatever they want just because they are american. On January 6th 2021 was really mind blowing because all this ended up happening just because the person these people were voting for lost so they decided to make themselves known by destroying the capital and even in daggering other peoples lives.

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when they say "this is not america" their just trying to show that their not always like this, but they are and will continue to be like this. What happened on January 6th 2021 was so unnecessary and unbelievable. They use that quote as an excuse to their actions and their horrible behavior. In the article Tom Cole said "not the American way" but it is and this is how they act when things dont go their way. They cant accept the fact that there is a new president that is equal to everyone. What they did that day showed how racist they are and how they have white privelege even when they deny it.

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the fact that people still say "this is not america" and that phrase has been going on for who knows how long, shows that the things that happened on January 6th have been going on since the first time that phrase has been brought up. That is america, and that has been america. "un-american", "not the american way" this is america. Just because you dont see it happening, or youve never seen it, it doesnt mean its been the first time. January 6th is america and the actions that took place has been america.

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After reading Rothman’s article I realized that January 6th 2020 is nothing new to america and is the reality that education systems try to hide from us. Incidents such as white mobs having anti black pogroms shows that “this is america, and it will continue to be america, until white supremacy is dismantled” as said in Cori Bush’s article. The saying that “this is not america” is used by many to completely ignore america's racist history. To make this history realized it needs to be taught in schools and maybe some change could happen. What stood out to me in the article was the ku klux klan because it represents american hate towards blacks and people still choose to say that things of that nature is un american.

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¨This is not american¨ is a statement that has been used throughout history to state things that they disagree with for example when MLK was working for his rights many disagreed with him and called him unpatriotic for doing a very patriotic fighting for his freedom. so as for ¨this is not American¨ is an overused word where people abuse it to get people on their side by just saying it's going against what you believe in. As for the event currently going on, I disagree with what they're doing and if they resorted to a peaceful protest I would be more lenient with them but since they resorted to violence I cant agree with what they're doing at all.

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We learned about MLK Jr as kids but we weren't thought everything. Not only where white kids at and advantage but black kids where at a disadvantage. There was bad things that black kids had to go though that white kids didn't. There was also things that white kids had privilege of doing. They had the privilege to go outside with out feeling i n danger, black kids weren't so lucky. That one example isn't every scaching the surface there is much more. All of this was base only based of of the color of there skin, something they do not have control over. People of color were being seen and looked as if they were less than human. We are still seeing this happen in our world.

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The idea that "This is not America" is just wrong as America and by extension Americans have always fought for what they think is right even if they are wrong. The examples gives such as the Puerto Ricans opening fire and, the kkk riots show that the U.S. was never perfect and this must be accepted and taught to people so they can learn from what has already happen. The word that stands out to me is ignorance because it is the reason many people both believe what they believe and/or act the way  they act and in order to grow and change as a nation we must rid ourself of ignorance. Brandon Garcia-Esquivel

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We were taught in the past about Martin Luther King Jr we learned that he was a brave man who fought for equal rights in America he stood up for African Americans and what racism they went through daily but he never fought with weapons or people but rather with his voice, with his words. My position on "This is not America,* *This is not who we are,"  the events that had cause this was the most recent protest involving Joe Biden's presidency and the Capitol building  Trump supporters had gone and protested the capitol building while Biden was being affiliated for presidency people had managed to break into the building with many getting away with several crimes. Now this relates to why racism exist because with many other riots that had a majority of African Americans were treated way differently than the people who raided the capitol with many of the BLM riots they were hit, beat, arrested and even at one point used tear gas against them it was very clear that the white protesters had been treated better even though they were committing equal or even bigger crimes than the BLM riots.

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Discussion Board for Rothman's Article, "Mobs of White Citizens Rioting Have Been Commonplace in the United States for Years"

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Discussion Board for Rothman's Article, "Mobs of White Citizens Rioting Have Been Commonplace in the United States for Years"

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For this assignment, you will write a thoughtful one-paragraph response to the article, written by Professor of History, Joshua D. Rothman.  Consider the following questions when responding:

~ What is your position on the constant rhetoric of "This is not America," "This is not who we are," etc, considering what Rothman has shared?
~ What do you think the events that Rothman mention actually say about the history of our country? How can we move past denial and discuss the real life, ongoing implications?
~ What words stand out to you? How are they used? What do they mean?
~ Think back to the Cori Bush Article. How did Rothman's article support what she had mentioned in her article?

Remember to write your name after your response (--Mr. Tapia and Ms. Barrera)