He whipped an armed mob to a frenzy with lies about them being cheated victims of a criminal Senate about to count votes to disenfranchise them. Then he turned this armed mob to the capitol building where the counting he wanted stopped was taking place. Then he lied to them, telling them that he would be there with them. Giving them the impression of having some official support behind them. Hardly a wonder they felt empowered to take any actions they deemed necessary.
A collection of articles defining our times. The pages contain clickable links, don't let the titles fool you, some of the best articles have very non-descript titles and there are usually more articles on the matters in the days and week pages the links land on so it's a sort of treasure hunt through history, Enjoy!
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