Trump keeps bringing up January 6th as if that were an event that deserves praise and recognition. He has already promised to free what he calls the "hostages" of January 6th. The insanity of that notion resonates with his supporters as if it were the Boston Tea Party or some other noteworthy historical event. It was noteworthy but not for any admirable ideas or actions.
One of the hallmarks of our nation as a democratic republic is that power transfers seamlessly. Or at least that's what happened until Trump lost the election. The man is so deranged and so narcissistic that he could not take the loss as a gentleman but had to deny the loss as a monster. Unfortunately his Trumpettes are swayed by what they think is fighting for the country rather than fighting against the country.
My Twelfth Night entry on this blog was written contemporaneously with the violent incursion. My own deep love of the country and our history informed my observation of crazed thugs destroying what has always been a revered moment when the people's voices are recognized officially.
So it should not be a surprise that those who continue to deny what is truly great about this country--that we can individually and as a group choose by ballot to shift the government to a different path--follow their deranged hero into destroying that which makes us great.
In 1956 I was living in Heidelberg, Germany, with my family. The Russians invaded Hungary. The US went on high alert as they expected confrontation. That meant that my family, along with thousands of other families, were evacuated from Europe. While war was expected, it did not happen. The US decided to let Hungary wither under communist control for decades.
Now Trump is hobnobbing with Victor Orban, the leader of Hungary who has convinced Trump that a strong leader has ultimate control and ultimate power.
Do you Trumpettes agree with that? If you do, you need to go back and read your junior high history books. Our democratic republic may be messy and disorderly but we don't need dictators to tell us what is good or right. Each of us has a responsibility and the freedom to prevent that.
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