History is always a teacher. Without the intervention of men and women of strong character it will often repeat itself. To understand the truth of this all one need do is look back on the Civil War.
At the beginning of the Civil War the nation was still in its infancy. The nation was bitterly divided into those who wanted to preserve the nation and those who wanted to form a seperate and distinct nation based on the preservation of slavery.
On April 12th of 1861 the Civil War started. That War to divide the union was led by a group of Southern insurrectionist who valued the enslavement of non white human beings more than the union. The Civil War was to kast 4years and 27 days. Approximately 620 thousand people lost their lives during this national crisis. When the war ended in 1865 Lincoln knew that to preserve the union he had to bring the leaders of the insurrection to justice. Before he was cut down by an assassin’s bullet it had been in intention to bring the leaders of the insurrection to trial.
Upon Lincolns assassination his Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the Presidency. Johnson was a southerner with southern loyalties. Ultimately none of the leaders of the southern insurrection was ever tried or convicted. That decision would follow the United States for the next 157 years.
On January 6th of 2021 insurrectionist once again planned to overthrow the duly elected government of the people. It would not take the expertise of a historian to understand that the insurrection of January 6th 2021 had its nexus in the lack of consequences for the Civil War insurrectionist.
Once again we are looking away from the truth. We are unwilling to require that there be consequences for all participants equally regardless of title and position. Once again the leaders of this insurrection are being allowed to escape justice while the average Joe does not. Seven hours of blank Whitehouse phone logs is all you need to find that the former President of this country was an active participant of the insurrection. This same former President is openly beseeching a foe of this nation to provide damaging info on his rivals family. This isn’t free speech as outlined in our Constitution. This is aid and comfort to a foe. Why does our media not yell this from the mountain top?
We got lucky in the Civil War, the nation held. We may not be so lucky the second time around. Smart people understand that sure and certain consequences are a deterrent from abhorrent behavior. We can not afford to look the other way. A President who would stoop to participating in an insurrection to hold on to power is a dangerous man. Even trick Dick didn’t do that.
History will repeat itself if good women and men don’t intervene.
Think!!
Eyes Wide 👀 👁 Open!!!