I’m not surprised that young men in groups like the “Proud Boys” or yahoos and thugs tried to overthrow the government. In every society you can find evil men, people who torture animals, people who enjoy overturning norms.
What does surprise me is that members of Congress were doing their best to subvert American democracy. Rep. Paul Gosar called the Jan. 6 insurrectionists “peaceful patriots.” Rep. Scott Perry of PA said he had compiled a list of voter fraud allegations that needed investigation. Rep. Louie Gomert sued Mike Pence for not interfering in the electoral college vote count. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio had a theory on how Trump could retain office. These were men who took an oath to support the Constitution.
When the violence erupted in the chamber, Jim Jordan tried to help Liz Cheney. She smacked his hand away and said, “Get away from me. You fucking did this.”
I love Liz Cheney.
Info for this post is from today’s New York Times, “Trump Loyalists Turned Election Lies Into Action,” pp. A1, A20.
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