What I witnessed yesterday at the Capitol was so disheartening. I have always assumed that the vast majority of our nation was above the political tyranny we see in other nations. I would not blink an eye to see a mob overrun the capitols of other nations, but I also never believed that would be possible here. This is where our nation has arrived during the journey under Trump as president. We are no longer talking about racists, misogynists, or ignorant bigots. QANON and Parler are not solely responsible for where we are today. We must face the fact that we are a nation under siege by a new confederacy, not one marked by a latitudinal line, but one split between love for our nation and all it embodies, and those who are willing to destroy it in the name of a demented terrorist.
Make no mistake, the insane zealots running around the capitol are not the only ones who are at fault, nor are the bigoted grannies clutching their pearls when a PoC comes into view or the meekly endowed rednecks roaring past in their raised 2004 Toyota Tacomas with black smoke belching out of the back. Also to blame are the third-party assholes who know their votes would be meaningless but think the gold standard or vegan food are the pathways to future bliss. Consider the ⅓ of eligible voters who could not be bothered to show up to a precinct to vote. Some combination of ignorance and insolence led most of them to once again ignore the civic duty that is currently in peril.
This has culminated in the black and white status of our nation. Those who find the events of yesterday some of the most disturbing in our nation’s history, who wish to hold all those who support the terrorists and their leaders accountable, those who know freedom and peace are not based on race, gender, or the person you love, versus those who wish to dismantle this Great Experiment in the name of a vain, self-hating lunatic. There is no longer middle ground. If you are uncomfortable assailing those who continue to support trump in his dwindling minions, join them. If you are not comfortable supporting Biden, Harris, Pelosi, or Schumer in their quest to dig us out of this quagmire, fuck off. If you think this is all too much to handle…it is. Here is your pat on the back. Now that the coddling is done, WAKE THE FUCK UP, READ SOMETHING FROM A CREDIBLE NEWS SOURCE, AND EDUCATE YOURSELF ON HOW FUCKED WE ARE.