The Maine Millennial: White supremacist violence goes deep in our history
And the proud display of emblems of hate during the attack on the Capitol shows we haven’t faced up to our ugly story.
By Victoria Hugo-Vidal
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There have been a lot of reactions and responses to the events of Jan. 6, where the Capitol building was stormed in an attempted coup. The one response I am sick of hearing is “This is not who we are.” “This is not America.” “This doesn’t happen here.”
I think this reaction bugs me so much because I’m a recovering alcoholic. I know very well that in order to fix a problem, you first have to admit that you have one. If you can’t control how much you drink, you have a drinking problem. If you can’t control white supremacists in your Capitol, you have a white supremacy problem.