The Storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 took many by surprise, yet mimetic studies had long warned against powers leaders that aspire to fascism turn a mob contra democracy. This essay draws from genealogy immanent thinkers contagion—from Nietzsche Deleuze, Foucault Charlie Brooker—to revisit attack perspective simulations are false, generate alltoo-real intoxications in crowd. It a...

The 6 January 2021, Trumpist insurrection is in continuity with centuries of white mob violence the United States, going back to thwarted 1861 attempt attack Capitol order overturn Lincoln’s election. At same, time Trumpism as a modern phenomenon also exhibits links and affinities contemporary global neofascist rightwing populist movements. Although small towns rural areas were heavily represen...

Even after the violent far-right invasion of Capitol on 6 January, Republicans are apt to remain committed a strategy minority rule.