The failed insurrection reflects the convergence of multiple threat vectors, incl: 1)Yrs of disinfo -> some believe they face an existential threat which justifies violence; 2) Foreign enemies amplifying disinfo; & 3) domestic extremists seeking societal collapse / civil war. 1/

To learn more about the history of violent domestic extremists and what we need to do to combat this threat, read @kathleen_belew's and my article. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/08/leaving-trump-office-now-will-just-encourage-white-nationalists/?tid=ss_tw

"In the face of this grave threat, vague statements with platitudes about this “not being who we are” won’t cut it....Congressional Republicans of integrity & with a true love for their country should recognize the grave threat we face and support impeachment and conviction." 3/

"Because the threat is coming from the right, it is all the more critical for the denouncement of violent extremism to come from the right. A united Rep. response removing the individual most responsible for the incitement and empowerment of violent extremism would send...

...a swift message that the United States will not tolerate supporting terrorism in any form — even when it comes from within their own party." 5/

"Some of the people who stormed the Capitol...come from the same movement that has been threatening democracy and killing civilians for decades, if not generations. The attempted insurrection didn't come out of nowhere — it follows a history we can learn and understand. 6/

"As a reminder, the nation in white nationalism is the Aryan nation, not the United States. This movement is anti-American." 7/7