On anniversary of Capitol riot, Washington – and America – are as divided as ever

Partisanship overshadows sombre commemorations as insurrection becomes another wedge in a split nation

They thought it couldn’t happen here. But so did many other nations before America.it was hard to imagine the mob running riot – pummeling police, flaunting the Confederate flag and abusing a Black officer with the n-word.The cathedral of American democracy was scarcely attended and hauntingly hushed for the anniversary, in part because the coronavirus is rampant in Washington. Walk up a staircase and you might see a solitary reporter fetching coffee.

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