“As we confront the insurrection on its anniversary, it’s important to remind ourselves of what motivated the rioters that day: The idea that the United States is for white people, whose power must be protected at all costs.“ www.motherjones.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

megbenedicte.bsky.social • 126 days ago

“As we confront the insurrection on its anniversary, it’s important to remind ourselves of what motivated the rioters that day: The idea that the United States is for white people, whose power must be protected at all costs.“
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/01/trump-jan-january-6-insurrection-big-lie-white-supremacy-confederate/

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cooperfilms.bsky.social•125 days ago

What’s going in here? If you expect to be believed perhaps you shouldn’t use manipulated photos.

joanneerickson.bsky.social•125 days ago

That’s the illustration at the top of the article in Mother Jones.

cooperfilms.bsky.social•125 days ago

Yes. Perhaps a story about the ‘Big Lie’ shouldn’t use a manipulated photo to illustrate itself.

adambahm.bsky.social•125 days ago

The sickest part of this is the portrait behind the insurrectionist.

The guy in the portrait was Sen. Charles Sumner. He was an abolitionist and took a savage beating on the floor of Congress after giving an anti-slavery speech.

…and this douchebag carried an enemies flag into the Capitol.