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32 Pictures that Show The Huge Difference Between The "Protests" At The Capitol Vs. The Black Lives Matter Protests

Spot the difference.

by
Matt Stopera
by Matt Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

,
Dave Stopera
by Dave Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

1. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioter leisurely sitting in Nancy Pelosi's office
Mark Makela / Getty Images

2. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

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Police spraying Black Lives Matter protestors with deterrants
Stephen Maturen / Getty Images

3. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioter posing and smiling for the camera while stealing a podium from the Capitol
AP/ via Getty Images

4. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

Police in riot gear face off against a Black Lives Matter protestor who is kneeling with their hands up
Samuel Corum / Getty Images

5. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioter casually walking around the Capitol while carrying the Confederate flag
Jeff Kowalsky / Getty Images

6. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

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Police officer violently spraying a Black Lives Matter protestor as other officers look on
Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images

7. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioters in the Senate chamber with their cell phones out
Jeff Kowalsky / Getty Images

8. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

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Black Lives Matter protestors being pepper sprayed down by police
Elizabeth Flores / AP

9. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioter wearing a 'MAGA' hat casually sitting in an office
Scott Olson / Getty Images

10. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

Police officers pointing weapons at BLM protestors
Curtis Compton / AP

11. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioter standing on a statue of Gerald Ford in the Capitol that was topped with a 'Make America Great Again' hat and holding a Trump flag
Jamie Squire / Getty Images

12. Protesting for Black Lives Matter:

Someone washing pepper spray off the face of a black Black Lives Matter protestor
Drew Angerer / Getty Images

13. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Maskless rioters standing next to the Capitol holding a Trump flag
Nicholas Kamm / Getty Images

14. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

A BLM protestor trying to escape tear gas being deployed by a line of police officers
Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images

15. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Jeff Kowalsky / Getty Images

16. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

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A police officer on a bicycle spraying a protester as he walks down a street
Stephen Maturen / Getty Images

17. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioters taking photos of each other inside of the Capitol after storming the building
Gregory Shamus / Getty Images

18. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

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Several police officers pepper spraying a man who has his hands up in a non-threatening manner
Kerem Yucel / Getty Images

19. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioter casually sitting on a couch next to a bust inside the Capitol after storming the building
Paul Sancya / AP

20. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

A police officer aiming a weapon at a protester who has their hands up
Kerem Yucel / Getty Images

21. "Protests" from the Capitol:

A shirtless rioter wearing a a viking hat and face paint appears to yell as he stands inside the Capitol while holding a US flag
Paul Sancya / AP

22. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

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Three protestors, hand-in-hand, running away from tear gas and police on horses
Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images

23. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Several rioters walking freely inside the Senate chamber
Star Tribune Via Getty Images / Getty Images

24. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

Police officer aiming a weapon at a protester who's taken a knee and held up a sign
Mario Tama / Getty Images

25. "Protests" from the Capitol:

A rioter wearing a Trump hat holds a phone as he walks through the Capitol
Sopa Images / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty

26. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

Police officer detaining a protestor on the ground
Joseph Prezioso / Getty Images

27. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Rioter jumps from balcony to the floor inside the Senate chamber
Jeff Kowalsky / Getty Images

28. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

Protesters run from tear gas deployed by the police
Jason Lee / AP

29. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Man taking a photo of a fellow rioter who is posing next to a statue in the Capitol
Joseph Prezioso / Getty Images

30. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

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Police officer pepper sprays man who's holding his arms up directly in the face
Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

31. "Protests" from the Capitol:

Protesters taking photos in the Capitol
Matthew Hatcher / Getty Images

32. Protests for Black Lives Matter:

Officer in full riot gear pepper spraying a protester who has their hands up
Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images