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The Chasm in Our Democracy Part 2; My Thoughts about January 6, 2021
The Trap of American History
“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” James Baldwin
I saw these people yesterday. Hundreds of them.
I watched them for hours. The protesters turned rioters and domestic terrorists. I witnessed these people with my own eyes. Watching as they rampaged the US Capitol. Treating it as if it was a property that belonged only to them. And they were under the impression that the temporary and minor destruction of it was entirely at their disposal.
These American “patriots” as they refer to themselves, were proud and resolute in their resolve. Their goal was to stop a process that was out of their control. Just as they were out of control. And much to their disappointment. Their attempt was a failure. The only thing they did was to delay the inevitable outcome of their contempt.
It would be one thing if these were foreign enemies initiating an open war on American soil. But no. These were American citizens. Some probably from your state and mine. Fellow Americans inspired and misguided by a narcissistic failed American president. A man whom history will record as one of the worst American presidents.
