There was one uniting belief among this group of potentially violent trum supporters. They believed the central premise of a theory known as the great replacement. There are more rights accruing now to minorities than there are to white people. The census projection that in 20 forty five white people will no longer be a majority of the population in the united states is regarded with fear and dread.
One year later, the United States is still trying to wrap its head around what happened on January 6, 2021. (It was an insurrection.) This year, our democracy once again will be tested.
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