No, the Capitol riots are not like the BLM protests, say activists We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss No, the Capitol riots are not like the BLM protests, say activists By Julie Watson Normal text size Advertisement Washington: Black activists are coming out strongly against a growing narrative among conservatives that equates the deadly siege on the US Capitol with last year's Black Lives Matter protests of racial injustice. Republican Congress members defending President Donald Trump made the comparison again on Thursday (AEDT) while building their case against impeachment and accused Democrats of being hypocrites with selective outrage. Their comments mark the latest effort by Trump and the Republican Party to misrepresent the Black Lives Matter movement as an extremist, violent faction tied to anarchists.