On Jan. 6, 2021, an angry mob of Donald Trump supporters swarmed a CBC News crew working near Capitol Hill. Nearly four years later, reporter Katie Nicholson tracked down one of the people who surrounded her that day to find out what she’s thinking heading into another volatile U.S. presidential election.
Was worth the watch for the emotional contortions the supporter twists herself into when confronted by one of the people she threatened, her Democrat-voting husband dealing with it all, and that messed up Trump paraphernalia store.
It’s also important to remember that doubling down on your beliefs in the face of criticism is also just a defense mechanism. We’ll never change minds by being aggressive. I’m not saying there’s never a place for attacking, but empathy in one on one scenarios is what’s really needed to begin to have people change their opinions at all.