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“I cannot forget when he was there watching us with the force-feeding. You cannot forget that because those people left really bad scars in your soul," one former detainee said

The SBS VICELAND documentary, Fringe Nation was completed prior to the 6 January siege in Washington D.C, when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol amid a last-ditch effort to overturn his election loss. But it makes for essential viewing in light of the events of last weeks riots, and amid fresh reports of planned "armed attacks". Reporter Gianna Toboni examines the roots of the self-described "militias" whose heretofore "fringe" beliefs have evolved into a disproportiona...

Documentary? >> yes. >> some of your team and you seemed -- stunned isnt the right word but somewhat surprised you won. >> we were always expecting to win. the margin of victory showed we had done so pretty handily. you spend 20 months of campaigning and have it really be here was a shocker for us all. the last weeks have been the same where were closing down the campaign offices, moving into actual governing. >> the things you worked on in your private life, are they priorities for you, health ...

Especially for people like us who have been working for years to say this undercurrent of racism has never gone away. theres no way you can deny it when you see the vice documentary. >> you used to work at the times, now youre at cnn. youve spoken about media diversity and how its exhausting to have the same conversations over and over again without seeing measure rabble change. is that a change to you this week that youre seeing conversations of race when theyre not usually happening. >> absolu...

You have to give some confidence to your constituents, and thats just not happening right now. and in that vacuum this hatred grows, festers. if you look at the vice documentary it possibly explodes and you can see the rise of white nationalism here, possibly much like what happened in the 1920s, if republican leaders dont stand up, and speak up, and more importantly if republican donors dont keep writing those checks. they have to stop writing those checks. >> yep. you know, one of the points o...

As we mentioned, the u.s. slapped more sanctions on iran north korea and russia tonight. the tough words on paper dont necessarily match what the president has said out loud, especially when it comes to russia. so what to believe. and if were want sure we can trust the white house these days, what are our allies or our adversaries thinking right now. joining me now, richard, of course author of the book a world in disarray which was recently adopted into a vice documentary available on hbo. and ...

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