It started out pretty similar:

Shortly after he made his surprise declaration, Sadr's followers burst into the Republican Palace in Baghdad, where cabinet meetings are usually held.

Inside the opulent palace, protesters lounged in armchairs in a meeting room, some waved Iraqi flags and took photographs of themselves, and others cooled off in a swimming pool in the garden.

I remember some dude from the Armed Insurrection on 1/6 promising they would come back with their guns, but nothing happened and yet 1 year later Star Trek showed the scenes as the worst thing in human history.

Political power grows out from the barrel of the gun, said Chairman Mao. I remember some dude from the Armed Insurrection on 1/6 promising they would come back with their guns, but nothing happened and yet 1 year later Star Trek showed the scenes as the worst thing in human history.