Was January 6th the worst thing that every happened to America?
This is a response to my friend Tim who claims that the events of January 6, 2021 were the worst thing that has ever happened in this country. I believe he used those exact words, but if I am wrong or if he does not believe that now, then I am willing to be corrected. He claimed that I could not make a determination on this point if I had not watched the January 6th hearings. I want to narrowly argue that while I did not watch any but a few clips of the Jan. 6th hearings, I can and should still have an opinion about those events and what they say about our country and culture. My two main points are: I did not think the hearings would inform me of anything substantial that I did not know before, and therefore would not change my mind. The people primarily responsible for producing the hearings (Dem. House leadership) are hypocrites who have, are, and will encourage the breaking of the law for their own political gain in much if not exactly the same way that Donald Trump has....