Columnists US democracy shows its resilienceA Trump supporter screams at police and security forces as demonstrators storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. Is the US a banana republic after pro-Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill where the electoral college votes were being certified by Congress? During World War I, popular vigilante groups took their cue from government and leaped into the battle. So, when pro-Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill raising Confederate flags, it was the highest desecration of the Union. What is amazing, is that despite all the conflict, our experiment in democracy has worked better than any form of government on earth.”

Source: The North Africa Journal January 12, 2021 13:09 UTC