The following lecture was delivered at the Socialist Equality Party (US) 2021 summer school by Patrick Martin, a writer for the World Socialist Web Site specializing in US politics and a member of the SEP National Committee.
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The fascist coup of January 6
The fascist insurrection in Washington DC which resulted in the storming of the US Congress, the panicked dispersal of terrified senators and members of the House, the delay of the official validation of Joseph Biden’s Electoral College majority, and even the occupation of the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a turning point in the political history of the United States.
The hoary glorifications of the invincibility and timelessness of American democracy have been totally exposed and discredited as a hollow political myth. The popular phrase “It Can’t Happen Here,” taken from the title of Sinclair Lewis’ justly famous fictional account of the rise of American fascism, has been decisively overtaken by events. Not only