Insurrection: A Selfish Man's Injured Pride - a podcast by Justin Ahn

A lot happened in politics this week, but none more shocking than a violent mob storming the Capitol building while congressional Republicans objected to counting the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. This domestic terrorism was incited by Donald Trump, who encouraged supporters to march down Pennsylvania Avenue and expressed sympathy for them, in addition to his weeks of falsely claiming voter fraud before that; he is responsible for this culmination. He used extralegal means to help his authoritarian cause, an overthrow of legitimate results and American democracy itself. Unfortunately, too many House Republicans also stood by him simply because of political calculations. We are lucky to have survived, as many other countries would not have and haven't. And remember: president-led rioters attacking their own democratic government isn't normal.

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