Many of the Capitol rioters were middle-class business owners wearing outlandish costumes which made them look more ridiculous than threatening. What does it tell us about our society that these people apparently view themselves as characters in a superhero drama, not ordinary citizens taking sides in a political dispute?
That we watch too many cartoonish movies, that our grasp on reality is slipping, and that Trump has always encouraged this kind of thinking. No one is going to see Joe Biden as a superhero. That’s a good thing.