Life Examined

Making sense of an unpeaceful transition of power

Hosted by Jonathan Bastian Jan. 09, 2021 Politics

Rioters stand on the U.S. Capitol building to protest the official election of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington DC. Photo by Thomas P. Costello-USA TODAY.

The peaceful transition of power for the first time in US history appeared to hang in the balance this week. Americans around the country witnessed the breakdown of an assumptive world and the violation of the US Capitol left many saddened, confused and angry. How should we make sense of what has happened without normalizing what we have seen? What happens to ferment this type of extremist behaviour?

From this Episode:

How to process grief and sadness after the Capitol attack

The peaceful transfer of power from one party to another is one of the key principles of our democracy and a society governed by laws.

30 min

Why are extremists addicted to conspiracy theories?

The violence at the US Capitol that left five people dead was a shocking display: lawmakers and staffers cowered in bunkers, a trail of damage scattered across offices and...

22 min