Thread by @ThePlumLineGS

Let's be clear: For the far-right groups that carried out Trump's insurrection, the siege of the Capitol was a huge success, a major propaganda coup. I talked to experts in right-wing extremism about what this event really meant to them. Alarming stuff:
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"By all measurable effects, this was for far right extremists one of the most successful attacks they’ve ever launched. This will be propagandized on for the next decade."

I talked to folks tracking how the insurrection is playing on the far right:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

Here's a sobering detail:

The multiple security failures at the Capitol are already being treated as a propaganda victory by some on the far right, who see this as a sign of corruption and vulnerability:

cc @drvolts

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@drvolts Relatedly, see this important new reporting on the epic intelligence and law enforcement failures that allowed the siege of the Capitol to get out of control:

https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1347589263622365187

@drvolts Right from @brianbeutler: The instinct among some Dems to turn the page from the insurrection could help establish precedent that Repubs can seek to overturn elections with impunity.

As noted above, this is exactly how the far right sees the mob assault.

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@drvolts @brianbeutler For far right groups, the storming of the Capitol was a huge, resounding propaganda victory. Here's how they see it, with help from @jaredlholt, who's been tracking the online planning of the insurrection for months:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

@drvolts @brianbeutler @jaredlholt Great piece by @RonBrownstein on how GOP reliance on apocalyptic "Flight 93" Trumpism led directly to the storming of the Capitol.

As reported above, the groups themselves similarly understand this moment as a seminal one in an ongoing revolution.

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