A certain type of violent extremist fears what a Biden inauguration “means” for the United States.
These fears drove them to the U.S. Capitol building — I think that the idea was that by breaking enough laws, they could break the entire U.S. government? After that, they weren’t supposed to face any consequences for their actions.
I have spent a lot of time doomscrolling since then — I think yesterday was the first time in a week that I’d actually been able to focus on anything. (At the moment, focusing on a bunch of things is right out.) None of the drafts that I have been working on are relevant for the current moment, so it may be a while before my next blog post is published.The whole Quest mechanic of 'if we can only get inside the fortified enclosure and do the proper magic thing in the proper magic place, we WIN' has a lot to answer for
— Adrian Bott (@Cavalorn) January 6, 2021
There was a Popular Mechanics article from 2016 that addressed conspiracy theorists and whether it’s possible to coexist with them. I enjoyed re-reading it because it mentions a Baked Alaska Parade that has nothing to do with neo-Nazi racists.
