# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 **Category:** Politics & Elections **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4295
### Author: ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan) #### Post date: [June 24, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4295 "2023-06-24T13:32:26Z")
> [@Discussion question: is The American Experiment a failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-question-is-the-american-experiment-a-failure/986036): > > Continuing the discussion from [7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4290): Continuing the discussion here. The crux of the matter, as I see it, is that the USA is a melting pot that never really melted. Since the beginning we have had populations emigrating from all over the world (not to mention the indigenous population that we stomped all over), and how do you create a unified society and government to manage so many different backgrounds of all kinds? To me the… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020)._