The Bigger Threat Was Always Domestic
The Atlantic Despite considerable hype about foreign interference, the greatest danger to American democracy is domestic. January 10, 2021 Shannon Stapleton / Reuters The attack Wednesday on the U.S. Capitol was a product of the modern internet. The far-right extremists who forced their way into the building had consumed viral conspiracy theories about “stolen” elections and a “deep state” cabal—theories that President Donald Trump himself amplified. The attackers had been radicalized. They saw themselves as heroes and truth-tellers. Wednesday was not the first time the United State...
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