UAlbany scholars examine causes of Capitol riot | The Daily Gazette
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José Cruz, a political science professor at the University at Albany, said studying American history is like watching a country in split screen. He said people need look no further than last month as an example: insurrectionists storming the U.S. Capitol one day, only to be followed by a peaceful transition of power two weeks later.
“We need to see Jan. 6 in tandem with Jan. 20,” Cruz said Tuesday during a virtual panel discussion of UAlbany scholars on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. “When you review American history it’s kind of like watching a movie on a split screen: on one side you have American ugliness and on the other side you have American beauty.”