The us vs. them mentality of Jan. 6 is still prevelant today

Today is the 1 year anniversary of the capitol insurrection, where I and many Americans watched on television as these far right republicans stormed the capitol building. While it seemed like a medieval movie where the opposing army stormed the castle, it happened in our modern society as a direct threat to our democracy. One year later, many rioters have been arrested, the capitol building has been restored and it seems like a thing of the past. The mentality and ideas that led these rioters to storm the capitol are still very prevalent a year later. The us vs them mentality is strong, so strong that republicans distrust in the government is so big that they are refusing the vaccine. It feels like repeating bits of history, where it’s a different event but the story line is the same each time. Looking back I see the difference in response from the capitol insurrection and the george floyd black lives matter protests. How in the media, the BLM protests and riots were portrayed as destruction of the cities, and very violent and graphic. And how the police and national guard were called to stop these protests. Whereas in the capitol riots there were a lack of police, and they let it play out, how they let these rioters enter the nation’s capital. The lack of consistency in the media and governments responses to these events, shows the problems evident in today’s society.