US Capitol assault: a genuine co-production between Trump and the crowd
Reducing the events that unfolded to whether former US President Donald Trump did or didn’t “incite” or “instruct” the crowd limits an understanding of Trumpism and of the critical role of mass events in developing the movement
09 January 2022 - 00:00
It was the moment that could have brought US democracy to its knees. One year ago, at around noon on January 6 2021, former US president Donald Trump gave the concluding speech to a “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington DC...
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