S Waithe: This is America: eroded values, abused ideals, and ‘white privilege’
Any recovering alcoholic will tell you that the first step is admission of the problem, so attempts can be made to address it. Crucially, they are encouraged to acknowledge that the problem never goes away they will always remain an alcoholic but that admission creates the necessary control over said problem.
What the world witnessed on Capitol Hill on Wednesday 6 January was the problem. But what continued in its immediate aftermath was the lack of admission of the problem.
Photo: Supporters of US president Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, as Congress prepares to affirm president-elect Joe Biden’s victory on 6 January 2021.