hundreds of rioters threatened the voice of the free people, based on lies fed to them by a man who has no clue what reality is anymore. men and women who have brought our democracy to the brink of destruction because they believe the words of a man who puts his trust in the tales of idiots and his own twisted and sick imagination.
a woman was shot by police. emergency services treated her on scene and transported her to the hospital. she was DOA. she lost her life because of confusion and trigger happy people. additionally, a police officer died, doing the job that he loved. he was proud to be doing what he did.
another officer was crushed between a door and the mob, bloodied, while people were trying to remove his mask as he was screaming in agony. screaming. in agony. read that again. and again. read that until it makes you uncomfortable.
when he was finally able to get free, he was asked if he was okay. he answered affirmatively, according to CNN. however, CNN was unaware of his condition at the time that I read the article. I hope that he is safe and healthy, physically unbroken by what he went through. the gods know that he will struggle with this trauma mentally for years; why burden him with any more physical pain that he had been through?
it is heartbreaking that the country is now on the brink of destruction. it has been a four year dumpster fire, and this is the culmination. this is the fall-out. we have expected something, but we never expected this. it has been more than 200 years since the Capitol Building was overtaken - since the British overtook in in 1814 and burned it, during the War of 1812.
I thought this would be it, Trump trying to be the next Hitler - he is a Facist after all. with his lies about the election, after Russia-gate, after all of his fake news and alternative facts, I had thought we reached the end. I thought things could not get worse. his followers - brainwashed and mindless - proved us ALL wrong.
this is so destructive for everything we have fought for, for our rights, our democracy. what happens if - when - this whole thing comes to heads? this country as we know it will cease to exist.
what is worse is that Trump doesn't care. Trump acts like this was nothing, like the riot was totally justified, like he had done nothing at all. several of his supporters in the House and Senate have turned against him since the riot started. even his Vice President has turned his back on Trump, certifying the election results, and condemning the riot.
these are uncertain times, and we have to stand together, in unity. we need to support each other, and fight against all the injustices that were caused during this dumpster fire term. we need to remain united as one front. we are stronger than this.
