Rioters livestreamed their crimes, took selfies to commemorate the occasion, and chatted about their experiences later on social media services. "People say Donald Trump plus the Internet brings out the extremists," Reeve said. "But I think the reality is an inversion of that: that Donald Trump plus the Internet brings extremism to the masses. I don't think, as a culture, we've grappled with the way social media is a brainwashing machine." "I don't think there are enough words in English to describe the way emotion works in a mob like that," she said.

Source: CNN January 10, 2021 02:02 UTC