The oath keepers trials (and to a lessor extent the proud boys) document armed and trained collective citizens preparing for and participating in militia like a

The oath keepers trials (and to a lessor extent the proud boys) document armed and trained collective citizens preparing for and participating in militia like activities on Jan 6. No one was shot or killed in Fries rebellion. Yet members were convicted and sentenced to hanging (though presidential pardon prevented that from happening). Despite all that American school children learn about Fries as a foundational rebellion and an example of the difference between a strong federal government and the articles based weak one. That is to say, every one can decide their own definitions but by historical standards Jan 6 was at least in the same league as other historical insurrections.