But reconciliation can’t happen without truth, and the truth is that the blame for the American carnage we saw unfold in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, can be laid at the feet of the president and his many Republican enablers. Those with integrity will admit, first to themselves and then to the wider world, their complicity in the deceitful and disgraceful presidency of Donald Trump. It is the only decent thing to do, and we’ve gone far too long with an absence of decency. (Peter Wehner in The Atlantic)
Yesterday afternoon in Washington a lunatic mob urged on by the sitting President of the United States invaded the Capitol. Four people lost their lives in the insurrection. I had been searching for a suitable summary of the depths of sadness I feel at this state of affairs. Wehner encapsulates it nicely. Read his whole article at Insurrection
I had originally intended my piece today to be an unsubtle excoriation of the loathsome Ted Cruz - a man of clear intellect who has, for reasons which can only be attached to his own ambitions, been an enabler in chief of the malevolent and conscienceless President. However, let us instead hope that yesterday will stand as the low-water mark of this Trump inspired era. It is difficult not to have doubts.
I have a friend in America, a wise and good man - JB. He is a lifelong Democrat and he and I would diverge on many matters of policy. However what we would agree on is the mandatory preservation of the rule of law and, more flowery I know but still true, the need for common decency. Trump has trashed both of these concepts and done long-term damage to the serious Right. Let us put it in terms Trump would understand and let us do it in his own childish font - LOSER!!! This is apparently a term that Trump despises - there are nastier and yet justifiable epiphets one could use but let's keep it simple shall we. Sleep well America but rise wisely.
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