"Now, as 50 years ago, the national guard were called out to face down the demonstrators, although this time it was also to stand guard over the violent dispersal of a legal and peaceful protest to provide a photo op for Trump. Now, as then, the president accused 'outside agitators'–Trump called them terrorists–of stirring up trouble.
"But this time, voices from the American establishment spoke up in support of those demands, and warned that the US is at an inflection point."
Chris McGreal at The Observer depicts the "week that shook a nation."
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