# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\
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Moderating:

> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> Benjamin Franklin: Mr. Dickinson, I’m surprised at you. A Rebellion is _always_ legal in the First person – _Our_ Rebellion . It’s only in the Third person – _Their_ Rebellion – that it becomes illegal.

There is another thread dedicated to discussing the question of a difference between an insurrection and a revolution. Please take further discussion on this topic there. Thanks.

> [@Insurrection and revolution-what's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurrection-and-revolution-whats-the-difference/997308):
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> I have a bigger question that may belong in GD, but I thought I’d get better information here that might forestall it. Was George Washington’s fight against the British, (to use an example) an insurrection?

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