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The Fascists Marching on Washington Aren’t Looking For “Calm”.
Instead of “seeing the light” as liberals hoped, the right is escalating in violence.
Since before he even officially announced his candidacy, many who had long hoped that Joe Biden would run for President have argued that he would be especially equipped to restore a sense of calm, and normalcy to an increasingly divided nation reeling after years of Trump’s presidency. In response, those of us on the left have argued that not only will Trump’s hold on the Republican party long outlast his time in office, but that his base simply is not interested in “calm”, or the return to the normal and civility that liberals long for. Frankly, long before but particularly since Trump lost his bid for re-election, the right has been escalating in ways that have gone above and beyond in validating the concerns of the left. Perhaps one of the most recent examples of their only intensifying anger and violence took place in Washington D.C. on December 12th, when right wing protestors and Proud Boy members once again descended upon the city.
Reporting on the rally, Emily Davis, Rachel Weiner, Clarence Williams, Marissa J. Lang, and Jessica Contrera with The Washington Post wrote:
“…In smaller numbers than their gathering last month, they roamed from…
