Incited by then-President Donald Trump, the January 6 insurrectionists took aim not merely at democracy but also at multiracial democracy. The new Lost CauseOne way to understand January 6 is through the lens of US mythology. After all, Republican lawmakers haven't stopped at lauding the insurrectionists. They've been directing their powers at weakening multiracial democracy, using tools such as aggressive gerrymanders and, maybe most visibly, voting restrictions. Is it possible to rein in these darker forces -- the White rage and resentment that fueled January 6 and that, certainly at present, sustain the Republican Party?

Source: CNN January 07, 2022 17:24 UTC