it should not be lost on anyone that "white militiamen storm a government building and law enforcement does nothing" has become so frequent over the last few years that ppl are already dismissing this blatant coup attempt as a failure.
it's one more step to normalizing that when white men don't get what they want they take it by force and are allowed to do so. there will be little to no consequences for today's actions. it will happen again. and again. and again.
overton window shifts to fascism rarely happen all at once; these are gradual steps that have been taken since even before the brooks brothers riot in 2000. decades of radicalization of white men has led to this.
white militia dudes are so ubiquitous in the US now that ppl dont bat an eyelash when busloads of fudds in tactical gear walk through the front door of the capitol building.
today they came to take selfies.
today they came to take selfies.
this isn't new and BIPOC have been saying this for longer than I've been alive and here we are. y'all allies are clearly Not Listening because I promise you there are enough of you and you have the privilege to stop this and you don't.
Black people were arrested and beat and shot for months on end this summer alone for having the temerity to beg the police to stop shooting us.
Today, white folks just waltzed into the capitol building and were unopposed.
Today, white folks just waltzed into the capitol building and were unopposed.
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