Editor,
Many groups are having remembrances to commemorate the Jan 6, 2021, assault on our 240-year-old but fragile democracy. This assault is ongoing but in different forms. Unfortunately, one of our major political parties has given up on democratic practices and adopted the values of the previous president: bullying, bluster and outright corruption of any and all who stand in their way for dominance.
The ongoing efforts to uproot our democracy can be viewed in the works of Barton Gellman of the Atlantic entitled “Trump’s next coup has already begun.” Please check it out.
Also being remembered is the sacrifice and pain of the members and families of the Capitol and Metropolitan D.C. police who were set up to fail by those above them. Even the families of those among the delusional and misled rioters who were injured and died during their illegal actions are being remembered. No winners here.
Perhaps the best way forward is join one or more of the progressive organizations promoting movements and legislation to salvage our democracy going forward.
Mike Caggiano
San Mateo
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(2) comments
Mr. Caggiano – I’m glad to see that you’ve stopped using the word “insurrection” as you’ve finally realized, as most already have, that if there really were an insurrection, half a million patriots would have done much more damage. We also know the Secret Service knew up to a dozen ‘counter-protest’ groups were planning on attending. Sounds like your ongoing case of TDS undermines your argument. You are correct in that there are no winners, especially the American public being lied to and subjected to the ongoing charade knows as treasonous Biden. BTW, leftist hero Alec Baldwin killed more people than the half million patriots attending the rally.
The real insurrections were the Democrats attempt to impeach Trump on false evidence that started before he was sworn in and the BLM riots that killed 20 people and destroyed $2 bil in private property with hardly a whimper from Democrats.
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