1) I keep thinking about the insurrection that happened on …

2) that to never happen again. If a strong message isn’t sent out about these actions then there becomes a strong possibly it will happen again. With only a slap on the wrist nothing will be learned at all by these people. Even now you can see trump supporters and other GOP

3) down playing what happened and pretending like what happened is no big deal. If we allow this to happen this means we are saying their actions were not that bad. This is what they want. We however should want better. We have to hold everyone involved to a severe accountability

4) if for no other reason than to make sure those that would even consider doing something like this will think twice since they’ll know it’s going to result in more than a slap on the wrist. They won’t think twice about doing it again if the charges only result in something

5) like a fine and/or probation. They wear it as a badge of honor and continue on with their anti American actions behaviors and beliefs. However if these charges result in prison sentences and a loss of things like their gun rights. Then suddenly they’ll take what happened

6) seriously because that will have a huge impact on their lives as well as their family lives. I think also others seeing them held to a lower standard also make it easier for them to dismiss what happened as “not really that bad because otherwise why wouldn’t they receive a

7) harsher punishment.” I also think that members of Congress that participated should receive the harshest punishment of all. They took an oath to protect the constitution. They knowingly betrayed one of the most founding principles of constitution which is democracy

8) How can you be a true representative of America when you are will to betray the democracy of America as long as if fits your agenda and desires. Each one of them should be expelled and investigated. Most importantly however they should no longer be able to hold office.

9) this includes 45 and anyone that’s saying we should not be holding him accountable for his actions. He knew what he was doing. He had been riling up his supporters since the election and hoped that they’d be successful in stopping the certification. They knew he supported

10) a coup but somehow think that we should just dismiss the direct attack on our democracy and on America as a whole. They think we should just ignore his attempt to install himself as a dictator. Democracy only works when the people fight for it. So they are telling us they

11) are unwilling to fight for democracy. They are unwilling to stand up for Americans and they are unwilling to stand up for America when that attack comes from inside America. These attacks are the ones they should fight the hardest against. However they are telling you they

12) won’t. They are telling you it’s not important because THEY want to move on. They don’t want a closer examination because then they may have to admit their complicity in what happened. They may have to acknowledge their behavior contributed to what happened. That’s something

13) they have no desire to do, so they prefer to sweep it under a rug and pretend it never happened. Finally thoughts I do think there’s been a huge under reaction to what happened on January 6th I also think that’s because of how white supremacy is rooted in American society

14) white people are never really seen as terrorist. Too often their actions are dismissed as less dangerous than they actually are. Look how quickly the bombing in Nashville faded from news. If it has been a Black or Muslim person it would still be a news story. We

15) can not allow continue to white terrorism to be dismissed because America doesn’t see white terrorism as the threat of truly is.

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