“I can’t think of a more important person to the story of America than Ashli Babbitt,” said legendary filmmaker and documentarian Ken Burns. “Ashli Babbitt’s story is the story of millions of Americans who feel entitled to a perfect life and delve into a full-blown, incendiary rage when they face the reality that life isn’t easy. Add black people and taxes into the mix and, well, you have a recipe for a furious caucasian contagion across America. In a way, Ashli is many of our aunts and uncles.”
“But you can’t talk about America without talking about race,” continued Burns, “and Ashli singularly represents how racism in America has become a snake eating its own tail with white people actually hating themselves so much that they must blame their own government for their problems and self-loathing. Why else would anyone attack the U.S Capitol with baseball bats, knives, bear spray, flagpoles, and stolen police gear? These are the questions we explore in this news series. We hope you’ll join us.”
