Thursday, January 06, 2022

She Is No Hero!

Ashli Babbitt was one of the four rioters who died on 1/6. She became a folk hero among white nationalists. Unfortunately, her life is seared in history.

I am reminded that the lies about Ashli Babbitt are being spread by Washed Up 45 and Republicans.

Babbitt, 35 was one of four people who died at the U.S. Capitol.

Rosanne Boyland, 34, of Kennesaw, Georgia, Kevin Greeson, 55, from Athens, Alabama, and Benjamin Philips, 50, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

Boyland was a radicalized follower of QAnon whose family had begged her not to attend. Initially thought to have been trampled to death by the crowd, she was later confirmed to have died of an amphetamine overdose during the riot. Her death was classified as accidental by the D.C. medical examiner's office.

Greeson reportedly had a heart attack outdoors on the Capitol grounds, and was declared dead at 2:05 p.m., shortly before the breach of the Capitol. He had become a radicalized Washed Up 45 supporter in the preceding years; in December 2020, he declared: "Let's take this fucking Country BACK!! Load your guns and take to the streets!"

His family said he was "not there to participate in violence or rioting, nor did he condone such actions".

Philips was initially reported to have died of a stroke after splitting from his group at 10:30 in the morning. There is no indication that he had participated in the storming. Philips was the founder of Trumparoo.com, a social media page for Washed Up 45 supporters, and he made arrangements for fellow supporters to travel to D.C.

Greeson and Philips' deaths were later confirmed to be natural deaths from both coronary heart disease and hypertensive heart disease, ruled the D.C. medical examiner's office.

Their deaths were completely overshadowed. It was this woman who made the MAGA faithful more stronger and deadlier than ever.

The California woman who believed the lies and misinformation about the election went to Washington, DC to hear the former president speak. She heard the call for patriots to "take action" against a "rigged election."

She along with thousands of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol. They sought to destroy the Electoral College, harm the former vice president Karen R. Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California.

They entered the Capitol in an attempt to undermine democracy.

Many saw this a white privilege. Many saw this a domestic terrorism. Many saw this an attack on the very principles we thought we all have agreement towards.

I thought we we all united.

Unfortunately we are not. The junk food media, the lawmakers in Congress, the former vice president and many of Washed Up 45's allies and staffers knew that this was not going to end peacefully.

When the former president lost, it sparked outrage among the Republicans. How can a man who had huge crowds, a large social media presence and cultural appeal lose to a boring guy?

When 81 million people rejected Trumpism, the former president called it a "stolen election." He called upon his supporters to resist the results. He and his allies sued states to cancel votes. He said that many of the machines were rigged to give votes to Biden and not him.

He appeared on Fox, OANN, Newsmax and many other outlets saying that "Your Favorite President" was under attack, you must defend him.

Babbitt heard that call. 

Babbitt owned a pool cleaning service in San Diego. She was a former military officer who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq. She was a huge supporter of the former president.

Kevin Greeson, Rosanne Boyland and Benjamin Philips died on that day. They died believing a bunch of grifters, liars and incompetent leaders. They were not rich. They never knew Washed Up 45 personally. They died being radicalized by extremism online.,

She was engaged in the lies of the internet.

Following a conspiracy theorist and a former lawyer, Babbitt was engaged in QAnon. The woman was on Twitter with the hashtag @CommonSenseAsh (now deleted). She often expressed frustration with Democrats, the junk food media and Republicans who didn't back the former president.

She wanted to hold the former vice president on trial for treason. Because Pence couldn't legal cancel out the electoral college, many of these people felt the former vice president betrayed Washed Up 45.

She tweeted on social media:

"Nothing can stop us ... they can try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours ... dark to light..."

The day of the insurrection, Babbitt and many of the supporters came to the House Speaker's lobby and were stopped at the door. They refused to back down. One rioter decided to break down windows.

As he broke down windows, the U.S. Capitol Police and U.S. Secret Service warned to stay back.

Babbitt didn't hear the warning and of course, the consequences came. She climbed through the window with the intention of trying to breach the bubble.

"Get back! Get down! Get out of the way!" 

Moments later, Lt. Michael Byrd took aim and fired his service weapon at Babbitt. The woman dropped to the ground. She tried to get back up and murmured "I'm alright" before grabbing her neck. 

BE WARNED THE IMAGES AND VIDEOS ARE GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING.








The officer shot the woman. I remember that day. I watched it on MSNBC. As Andrea Mitchell, Chuck Todd and Katy Tur were discussing the breach, Tur had saw the paramedic wheel a bloodied woman from the Capitol.

The Drudge Report stated that "SHOTS FIRED" with a picture of the U.S. Capitol. I got word that a person was shot inside the Capitol.

The Capitol Police had no choice but to stop the threat.

Come to find out that the woman was shot. Babbitt died at a local hospital. She was not armed, but given that the Capitol Police and Secret Service were notified that rioters had weapons, they had no choice in the matter. Many of those rioters may have showed up with phones and fists, others showed up with weapons that could kill.

Babbitt's life ended on 1/6/2021. Her death sparked conspiracies about how the government murdered a citizen. The former president and many Republicans honor this woman over the hundreds of law enforcement members who were hurt trying to protect their asses.

This woman is not a hero. She is not a martyr to freedom. 

It was a horrible day in history. 

Babbitt didn't accomplish her goal to "own the libs." She died on a lie. She wasn't rich. She wasn't famous or even an elected politician. She was a regular American who served a tour of duty to protect the country. Once out, she started to question her country. She felt that fair election results was a lie and she didn't trust her country. Babbitt felt that her country was going downhill. She heard the call of a grifter, a conman, an idiot who got lucky by the whim of an electoral college victory and foreign meddling. Even though a pandemic, she would risk her health and safety to stand for a man she never met in her life.

She heard the call of a group of individuals who make millions off of radio, internet and television appearances. A group of people who profited from her death. And it's sad that this white woman used her privilege. That card cost her her life. 

Ashli Babbitt is no hero. She was a domestic terrorist. No amount of good can polish the woman and thousands of rioters who wanted to overthrow democracy because the former president lost an election.

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