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BBC iPlayer: America- Storming the Capitol. Citizenship… “you’ll never take back our country with weakness” 6th Jan 2021- foundations of American democracy shook Capitol: seat of government Nation was founded on revolutionary activity: protestors caught up in image of past America Trying to overturn election result Assault not out of the blue: by people thought carrying out wish of US president, signalled to them arguably loud and clear -

Dreading the next move of a cornered Donald trump

Congress formalising election results that day “fight for trump” 1000s of supporters  Trump called the election result an assault of US democracy that same day Attacks on journalists and their equipment > again result of his cries about the media in his 70minute speech that same day, quoted that “wont take country back with weakness, you have to be strong” Scaling the walls of the historic seat of American legislative power In interview with one protestor, reporter states “but that’s just not how things are done in this country: lawlessness, storming buildings… To which protestor comes back with “this nation was not founded on civility, it was founded on revolutionary activity”  Argue here, very weird way of phrasing violence” “we are free” “I fight for freedom and democracy” “president sacrificed his golden years to make this country great again” “another revolution or another civil war” Protestors argue that it is the other side who are dismantling democracy...