Remember Kristallnacht: Schwarzenegger Reminds Americans to Consider the Dark Lessons of History
The actor-politicians speaks of how ordinary people participated in the âmost evil regime in history.â
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks about the riot at Washington on January 9, 2021. Photo: YouTube screengrab
World13/Jan/2021
Of the many analyses published and the many hours of television discussions to make sense of the events in Washington D.C., one has stood out â the short video done by actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.Â
America is deeply shocked at the manner in which mobs â armed and well prepared â stormed Capitol Hill, the bastion of the countryâs democracy and, till they were finally subdued, held sway over sacrosanct chambers. It has been called an insurrection and even a coup attempt. âHow did it happen here,â has been the most common reaction, partly because of a sense of American exceptionalism