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The Capitol Riot and the Crusades: Why the Far Right Is Obsessed With Medieval History

The Capitol Riot and the Crusades: Why the Far Right Is Obsessed With Medieval History Ellen Knight © Samuel Corum The mob that forced its way into the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6 carried the usual Trump 2020 flags and “Don’t tread on me” banners. But scattered through the crowd were images that caught the eye of medieval historians around the world: symbols associated with the Crusades. Extremism researchers and medieval scholars tell Teen Vogue the use of this iconography took off in the United States after the September 11 attacks, as far-right protesters styled themselves as modern Christian warriors fighting to preserve the idea of America as a white, Christian nation. Donald Trump’s die-hard fans are just the latest group on the right to adopt these symbols.

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