Some Historical Perspective on the Storming of the Capitol

Louis Proyect: No, America Has Not Entered the Weimar Era.

Historical Ignorance

One example.

What Ignorance of History Brings

The alt-right shows up in Charlottesville, Va., chanting “Russia is our friend” near statue of Robert E. Lee. https://t.co/o00TYIvupj

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) May 14, 2017

Yes, but...

During the American Civil War, Russian-American relations were very generally cooperative. Alone among European powers, Russia offered oratorical support for the Union, largely due to the view that the U.S. served as a counterbalance to the British Empire.[16]

16. Norman A. Graebner, "Northern Diplomacy and European Neutrality," Why the North Won the Civil War, ed. David Donald (New York: Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1960), pp. 57-8.

Laura Ingraham mistakenly says George Washington lived at Monticello https://t.co/YeG7RNA150 pic.twitter.com/H1Kxoc6JRK

— The Hill (@thehill) May 11, 2017

@lachlan This is so weird. Ingraham went to UVA & should know Monticello is Jefferson's home, not Washington's... This is a new level of dense 4 her.

— The Jurista (@tornado_loves_u) May 11, 2017

Apologize for tweet error--obv meant Washington's Mt Vernon (not Jefferson's Monticello, altho PC radicals will want that razed too!)

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) May 11, 2017