The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
A response to a failed insurrection
Now that the insurrection, spawned by a big election lie, has failed and arrests have commenced, federal and local authorities should not stop until every single individual involved in this seditious act is held accountable. This includes the president and his sycophants like Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz. Federal law enforcement officials who were complicit in this undertaking should also be added to the list.
Those who wish to temper the call for accountability should be looked upon with both scorn and suspicion. In my mind these individuals either supported the failed coup, hoped for its success or are far too stupid to recognize the actual danger of this seditious act.
Make no mistake about it — Jan. 6, 2021, was not a fluke. In fact, it should serve as a wake-up call to all who cherish America’s democratic ideals. Think about it — but for the grace of God we could be living in a very different society today if the ragtag bunch of domestic terrorists who invaded the Capitol were slightly more determined and organized. And in hindsight they now know it.
The fact that the vast majority of the rioters/seditionists were white seems to have invoked a hint of sympathy in many areas of the country. Nearly 45 percent of Republicans supported this treasonous act. At least 58 percent of Republicans consider the events of that day to be “peaceful.” To them I offer this perspective.
Imagine, if you will, hundreds if not thousands of Black men and women, but mostly men, from various walks of life, including, the military and law enforcement, marching on the Capitol. Boldly confronting and subsequently overcoming the meek resistance of a woefully unprepared police force. After breaching the security, they begin smashing windows and breaking doors.
Imagine this armed Black mob, some clad in dark clothing. Others in tactical gear holding flex cuffs. A few adorned in animal skins. All roaming menacingly through the Capitol’s sacred halls in search of political enemies — politicians who in their minds have betrayed them and must be punished for doing so.
Imagine members of Congress, hundreds of them, taking cover in an undisclosed bunker while staff members and other potential hostages hide behind barricaded doors and under tables. Some calling loved ones to say goodbye — believing their final moments on earth were quickly approaching.
Imagine in the end this “Black” insurrection fails. And when the dust settles and some sense of normalcy gradually returns, we find the floors and offices of the nation’s citadel of democracy littered with broken glass. Important documents scattered everywhere. Personal items and government property missing and sadly five people
are declared dead including a Capitol police officer.
Given this scenario, does anyone think for one moment that the word “peaceful” would be used to describe this event? How many in the dominant culture would declare support for this act of treason?
For years federal authorities, most notably the FBI as well as nongovernmental entities that track hate groups, have warned us about the very real threat of white domestic terrorist groups. And for years the call for real action to be taken against these groups and individuals has fallen on deaf ears.
In light of the events of Jan. 6, 2021 we as a society must make it a priority to root out such groups and the individuals associated with them in every state, city and small town. Now is the time for every citizen who has a healthy respect for the Constitution and the rule of law to assist law enforcement in identifying those who engage in seditious activity. To remain silent is to aid and abet a potential act of sedition.
Our lawmakers at every level must provide law enforcement with the necessary legal framework to eradicate organizations that promote sedition. A focal point should be the electronic apparatuses (i.e. websites, social media platforms) that aid these groups in pursuit of their subversive agenda. In short, the same ferocity employed to fight America’s “war on drugs” must be applied by law enforcement officials, including prosecutors and judges to fight
the war on white domestic terrorism.
For their part, law enforcement must vigorously purge its ranks of those who hold fascist, racist and seditionist sympathies. To be sure, several witnesses say some rioters at the Capitol displayed badges and represented themselves as off-duty police officers. These individuals represent a clear and present danger to the republic.
Other governmental institutions (i.e. educational, health, legal) as well as private ones must purge their ranks of those who display fascist, racist or seditious sympathies. Their very presence should not be tolerated.
If the republic is to survive, then ridding the White House of its present occupant will not be enough. We must root out the cancerous tumor in the body politic — the seditionists. Men and women who claim to love this country. Most of whom are white, angry, pathetic and desperate souls, easily manipulated, who lie in wait in every dark corner of this country conveniently plotting their next attack on American democracy. No community is exempt.
For those in the dominant culture who recoil at the very notion of taking harsh preventative measures against subversive elements who look like them — simply close your eyes and imagine them not as white men and women but traitors cloaked in Black skin. This should make it a lot easier for one to carry out his/her patriotic duty.