'White Freedom' Examines The Tandem Development Of The Concepts Of Freedom And Race

On Jan. 6, rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol building and disrupted democracy in action — in the name of saving the United States of America, so-called land of the free, from an election that was not stolen, as they claimed, but free and fair.

In one video taken at the scene, one rioter was heard to say "No breaking or stealing!" and another "We respect our house!" as dozens of people milled through the corridors. "The real invisible enemy is COMMUNISM" read a sign held aloft by yet another rushing up the stairs, numerous "Don't tread on me" flags were in evidence, and at least one Trump flag emblazoned with guns, a quote from the Second Amendment, and the words "law and order," ironically, at its center.