Plenty of Blame for Insurrection

It's always easy to blame others for what's going on. It's also easy to say we're shocked at what happened. I'm speaking of course about the insurrection that took place in the Capitol building of the US on January 6, 2021.

But let's be clear. This insurrection started when Donald Trump rode down the escalator at Trump Tower in NYC as he announced his run for President in 2015. Yes, that was before QAnon even existed. We knew who he was then. Trump's campaign sucked in the Main Street Media. First they laughed at him but they followed him and gave him continuous airtime. The media fed on his showmanship. They were at and covered all of his rallies. Free campaign coverage throughout his campaign. Now they're shocked at the evolution of his revolution. Fox has exploded in popularity and NewsMax is a new media leader of the right and QAnon is a major terrorist organization.

After Trump's election, more and more people began to see the danger of his autocratic regime. Policies and appointments made clear the direction of where things were going. As people in his administration helped to identify the hot buttons of hate and discrimination and saw the support that was out there for these concepts, there were others who began to see the danger. In the end though it was easier to become an enabler.

Journalists with their eyes more clearly opened began to see the hatred and danger. They began reporting on the separation policies of mothers and children in cages, the racist policies and the right wing demagogue living now in the White House. 

Their warnings and the warnings of others who saw the danger fell on deaf ears. Sadly there was something else happening. Trump's language and grievances unleashed others who felt the same way. If some were blinded, Charlottesville should have opened their eyes.

But all along the way there have been those dangerous enablers. They were made up of people taking advantage either to make a name for themselves or to have their own policy beliefs implemented. We all saw people being manipulated. We all saw and heard the repetition of the lies. We saw his family members  and hangers on taking on the role of spokespeople and interpreters. 

The bottom line is that it's easy to blame the violent mob and rioters. But we have to look at each other and in that process we have to look at the police and their policing. We have to look at the Senate and their failure during impeachment. The House of Representatives has become a place where conspiracy theorists stand and spout lies.

The worst part of what's happening is that the insurrection continues in Congress and in the White House. We better understand that.