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Jan 2022
48m 25s

Jan. 6, Part 1: ‘The Herd Mentality’

The New York Times
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Who exactly joined the mob that, almost a year ago, on Jan. 6, breached the walls of the U.S. Capitol in a bid to halt the certification of President Biden’s election victory? Members of far-right extremist groups were present but so too were also doctors, lawyers, substitute teachers and church deacons, many of whom had previously been nonpolitical. The ... Show More
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