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1/5 Many members of the fascist mob were comfortably middle class; quite a few were local GOP officeholders. And here's a fact about ALL the people who demanded that the results of the election be overturned so a dangerous demagogue could stay in power, who credulously accept...
2/5 ...lunatic conspiracy theories, who wave a flag that glorifies slavery. It's also true of the 127 Senators & Reps. who continued trying to subvert the election after the siege:
Every one of them grew up with parents and teachers.
So how were these people raised and taught?
Every one of them grew up with parents and teachers.
So how were these people raised and taught?
3/5 Were they "done to" or "worked with"? Was the emphasis on obedience and power - or critical thinking and reason? Was compassion modeled for them, or just self-interest?
And will today's parents and teachers end up raising more people who attempt to overthrow democracy?
And will today's parents and teachers end up raising more people who attempt to overthrow democracy?
4/5 A thought experiment by @joelwestheimer comes to mind here: Imagine that you've been magically transported to a classroom somewhere in the world without knowing where. Can you tell just from the teaching whether you're in a democratic or a totalitarian country?
5/5 So, too, for families: If parents in even a supposedly enlightened society demand absolute obedience from their children, wouldn't that society be fertile ground for an authoritarian cult? Teach kids to do what they're told, and they may grow up more comfortable w/autocrats.
