Luke Mogelson's dispatch from inside the Capitol attack and the rallies that preceded it newyorker.com/magazine/2021/… is full of incredibly disturbing anecdotes about America's right-wing white-supremacist terrorist movement.
A few examples. First, their thirst to kill lawmakers.
A few examples. First, their thirst to kill lawmakers.
Pretty much everything these people say makes it clear that they hate democracy, but some of it is much, much more explicit than the rest.
One section of the story documents how roving bands of MAGA fans terrorized D.C. residents after a rally. There's really no better word for this than "terror." Just a barbaric craving to brutalize people of color. Big KKK energy.
As the story notes, these people only like the police when they're upholding white supremacy. When they're not...well, it looks like this.
There's a lot of brain sickness here, and I don't know how we solve it. How do you rehabilitate someone this deep into conspiracy theories? Is it even possible?
The scenes inside the Senate chamber are absolutely surreal. (Definitely watch Mogelson's video too: newyorker.com/video/watch/a-…) It's one of the most visceral perversions of American values that we've ever seen.
Perhaps the most arresting part of the story was when the terrorists commented on Ted Cruz's support for their cause.
Has Cruz issued a statement about this?
Has Cruz issued a statement about this?
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