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January 6 isn’t going away. We discuss the Capitol attack’s evolving place in our cultural memory.
The Capitol Attack
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Certain moments in history leave long shadows. The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is sure to be one of them, even though the fallout is far from settled. Not even a year has passed, and already we are seeing glimpses of its disturbing cultural legacy.
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This is the New Lost Cause. David A. Graham argues: “This mythology has many of the trappings of its neo-Confederate predecessor, which Trump also employed for political gain: a martyr cult, claims of anti-liberty political persecution, and veneration of artifacts.”
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In some ways, the events were not a riot, but a war. A new HBO documentary focuses on the clash between Capitol Police and the insurgents: “There is something striking in seeing people on two sides of a very recent conflict discuss the opposing roles they played in it,” our culture writer Sophie Gilbert notes.
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