Graduation Year
2021
Date of Submission
5-2021
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
John Pitney
Abstract
Political sectarianism, accelerationism, and nationalistic trends converged on January 6th, 2021, and led to the attack on our Capitol. The entwinement of these ideologies has created a new, right-wing, mass political movement centered on violence. The movement feeds off deep distrust of government and the fear of the increasing diversity of movements, ideologies, representatives, and demographics in the population. Many white Americans perceive these shifts as posing a threat to our nation's status quo. The attack on our Capitol congregated QAnon, Christian nationalist, and white supremacist factions.
Recommended Citation
Gonzales, Cameron, "January 6th: The Culmination in and Creation of a Violent Political Movement" (2021). CMC Senior Theses. 2629.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2629
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
