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This time, an incumbent president had narrowly defeated a demagogic challenger, who was refusing to concede.
Rioters werent just gathering outside the U.S. Congress but at state capitols around the nation.
The defeated candidates unhinged military advisor was calling for resistance.
Jones is a former Marine who worked as a journalist and found himself covering the events of January 6.
Why the fuck was I shooting farmers in Afghanistan while youre still breathing?
he remembers thinking after watching Trumps rioters on that day.
The nature of the participants affiliations does make one think about what this exercise will really accomplish.
Is this group of thoughtful moderate Democrats and principled conservatives speaking to anybody but themselves?
The simulation may end, but the tension never unwinds.
These participants will emerge unscathed, but it seems less and less likely that the rest of us will.
