The assault on the Washington Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump who refuse to accept the victory of Joe Biden in the last presidential election is a historic and surprising chapter … or not so much? And the truth is that, like many other things, The Simpsons predicted a long time ago.
The ability of Matt Groening’s series to anticipate all sorts of catastrophes and events is well known, from the coronavirus pandemic to the purchase of Fox by Disney to the victory of Trump himself, the end of Game of Thrones. thunder or the plague of murderous bees. And the violent attack on the Capitol is no less, as the series already showed in March 1996.
In the chapter entitled ‘The day the violence died’, episode 18 of the 7th season, there is a specific moment that bears some disturbing similarities with the images of the assault on the US Congress headquarters that they are going around the world.
And in fact it’s not the only time The Simpsons have shown an attack on the Capitol, as in a more recent episode of fiction the Washington building was shown on fire.
This coincidence has once again untied the memes that sharpen, with sharpness and irony, the presumed capacity of the yellow family to predict the future.
So far, four people have died in the protests, and another 52 have been arrested by the Washington Metropolitan Police. Meanwhile, the counting of polling station votes in the House of Representatives and Senate continues, with a clear victory for Joe Biden.