The discussion points and topics here are refreshing to read as everyone touches on some critical areas of politics, cults, extremists, agendas, mob mentalities, etc.
I find it comfortable to be in such a forum and that such a forum exists, but am also well aware that the strong emotional responses that many of us feel as a result of the insurrection (i.e. high level of anger, paying attention to politics more than ever, standing up for one's deep conscience, commitment to rid spreading of lies in the future, etc.) wouldn't really be possible without some of the events that have occurred in the past 4-5 years.
To take an even wider viewpoint of the situation than Russell Brand, the history of the earth and the universe will ultimately remember what's happening as a violent collision between swirls of ideology and human nature that may ultimately end up helping to turn things for the better on a fairly large scale of time. It could even be a hundred years, or longer.
It can seem like a waste to take on this political fight when we could have been working towards other goals over the past few years, but alas the universe doesn't exactly work how we would like it. Sudden change, chaos, serpent energy....whatever you want to refer to it as..... it has a role and even if its all backed by a pursuit of untruths, the whole process could still be helping to bring about a better future.
So I think its valuable to just pause and think about that occasionally while this historical moment in time takes place in front of our eyes, and then just continue the fight.