When American democracy crumbles, it won’t be televised | Bhaskar Sunkara

Don't expect a dramatic fascist storming of the Capitol building or a military takeover when our crisis comes to a head

Americans are not exactly known for nuance. Maybe it shouldn't surprise us then that the rightwing protests that turned into a riot at the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021 were immediately described as a coup attempt.

For most Democrats, the participants were at the very least insurrectionists guilty of sedition, or perhaps even domestic terrorists. Wall-to-wall coverage at the time on broadcast television and magazine thinkpieces waxing eloquent about the attack on the people's house" confirmed the assessment.