Harris: I think the weird thing with january sixth was it was this kind of scmitian moment itis alike, a state of exception. But there was no, ultimately, there was no dictator. The speeches that tramp was making were basically normal speeches. He wanted to have a rally in d c and always allowed it to build momentum. At no point did he say, let's overthrow the capital. And actually, you know, with a more competent actor, i'd be very surprised if America's next few elections as smooth.
UnHerd's contributors look back at a tumultuous year.
The year began with riots in Capitol Hill in Washington and the removal of Donald Trump from social media; in March Meghan and Harry gave their interview to Oprah from a Los Angeles mansion, and in April Prince Phillip passed away; Western troops departed Afghanistan, leaving chaotic scenes in the capital Kabul; Maya Forstater was judged by the courts to be legally entitled to her gender critical viewpoints — and Kathleen Stock was forced out of Sussex University; bitcoin became formal tender in its first nation state; and Covid dominated public policy for the second year running.
Freddie Sayers is joined by Aris Roussinos and Mary Harrington to look back on a tumultuous and consequential year.
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