The MAGA mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 shared many surface similarities with the ideologically opposed mobs that fought against police in American cities over the past few years: improvised weaponry; social media fixation; an emphasis on combat tactics over strategic objectives.
But there’s also a crucial exception: the January 6 mob included many U.S. military veterans. Amid the whooping, Instagramming throng of red-hatted rioters in cobbled-together tactical gear, lines of individuals in full battle rattle could be seen moving in quietly disciplined “stack” formations towards their objective.
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