In analogy form, here is why this was such a big deal:
If you put black and red ants in a jar, they are quite peaceful. But if you shake it with your hand and then dump them on the table, they will all fight each other to the death. But the other ants were not the enemy. The hand was.
The rioting and burning and looting is the ants fighting, but January 6th, the smart ants attacked the hand.
The hand will not tolerate that. You may be able to fight the other ants with protest signs and slogans. You need something with a little more “bang” to fight the hand or it will crush you.
Are they? Are they, really?