This week I was joined by ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis to talk about his recent essay reviewing the videos from the Capitol Hill riots posted to the far-right social media site Parler.
This was a very insightful discussion; was eye/ear opening to hear how organic the storming was - speaks volumes to the entitlement people have, and how they operate under different set of rules for themselves. Whole heartedly agree with the point that we shouldn't "overlearn", or overreact.
I do want to point out the description given to the people who were at the riot - men were coming from "casual office Friday", women from the "book club / mall / lunch downtown". As much as I condemn what these folks did, please be thoughtful about stereotypes.
Appreciate this site and the work you do, thank you!
This was a very insightful discussion; was eye/ear opening to hear how organic the storming was - speaks volumes to the entitlement people have, and how they operate under different set of rules for themselves. Whole heartedly agree with the point that we shouldn't "overlearn", or overreact.
I do want to point out the description given to the people who were at the riot - men were coming from "casual office Friday", women from the "book club / mall / lunch downtown". As much as I condemn what these folks did, please be thoughtful about stereotypes.
Appreciate this site and the work you do, thank you!