Mostly the bolded, but I think part of the disconnect is the lack of seriousness by so many of the terrorists. The attack was partially a party, partially a sight-seeing trip, and part coup attempt. The Q movement is so absurd that it’s difficult to take seriously. Trump is such a buffoon of a leader and his attempted overthrow of the government was so unserious that it’s easy to dismiss it, even when you intellectually understand its danger.
The deceased terrorist was not a person with legitimate or serious grievances. She died for a lie, a joke, entertainment.
If a radical arm of BLM arose and started carrying out attacks, I’d be horrified, but I’d understand their logic and complaints. Same for when Muslim terrorists attacked the US. There’s an actual problem that they’re trying to remedy in the most terrible way. Even when a lone nutcase tries to attack the IRS, I can empathize with being frustrated with the IRS.
Tuesday’s terrorist attack has no basis in reality and was so absurd that it’s really hard to take seriously, even when you intellectually understand that it’s deadly serious.