An American woman was shot and killed in the Capitol yesterday. The circumstances haven’t come to light but an American shot another American over election unrest. That much is clear.
Recently, I wrote about my experience and shock when returning from the war in Afghanistan to find that our “leaders” in Washington had, under the guise of “terrorism,” conveniently ignored fundamental parts of our Constitution.
Spying on U.S. citizens with wiretaps and social media feeds. Holding prisoners in indefinite detention offshore in order to strip them of due process and their rights under the U.S. Constitution.
A drone strike that killed a 16-year-old American boy who was visiting his grandparents in Yemen (his father just happened to be Anwar al-Awlaki).
I compared our current political party duopoly to an aging mustard green, beer-stained, shag carpet that needs to be ripped out and replaced.
To add to the mess, most of the mainstream press has tossed out any sort of journalistic integrity for sensationalism.
It’s a sad day for our Democracy that is starting to fray at the edges.
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We become increasingly divided and lose trust in our current political leadership that is so out of touch with its own electorate. Career bureaucrats, isolated in the halls of power, are exempt from healthcare, education, and income issues that the bulk of an American population is dealing with. And $600 dollars of stimulus isn’t going to cut it.
The good news is that, whatever side you’re on, change is coming, and hopefully for the better. I do believe that we have a solid foundation of Democracy to build off, but it’s time to remodel DC for the better.
Evening Unrest Highlights
- A woman died after being shot inside the Capitol on Wednesday after violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the building, according to NBC News.
- An MSNBC producer shared images of someone who appeared to be injured being transported on a stretcher. The news outlet also reported that a law-enforcement official fired the shot.
- The Washington Examiner said she was hit in the neck and shared a graphic video.
- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed the shooting, telling Fox News: “I’m with Capital Police. I heard on the radio: ‘Shots fired.'”
the desire for change at the highest levels of our government has been in the collective conscience for decades. The effort to define what that change should be, and the strategies and tactics necessary to execute have largely been left out of the narrative. it is agreed neither party is no longer capable of leadership, and now there is a growing insurrection to deal with. the riots from earlier this year are still ongoing events, they just aren't being reported. the attack on capital hill was not a spontaneous response to Trump's speech. (Trump just has the dumb luck to open his ignorant mouth at the wrong time, on the wrong day). Point is attack was planned for some time and the media pounced. The fact is, that large a group of people simply cannot mobilize that cohesively that quickly, nor is it plausible that many insurrectionists live directly in the DC area to mobilize that quickly; yet this is what the media would have the public believe. That time line just doesn't fit. Further, Kamila Harris is on record in August supporting the riots and the insurrectionist movement. exact words .."this is a movement, it will not stop, it should not stop, and neither will we".... Is that so? Who is exactly is "we"? I submit further, the level of bullshit propaganda elicited by both parties over every breaking event, is nothing more than a banana republic attempt to sway public opinion for immediate short term gains, and leaves the public stunned and impotent, left to argue and fight amongst themselves. which is exactly what is happening. Is this by design? I'm sure there are much smarter people in the room than me, hell, those smarter people have trained most of the world's military to recognize insurrectionist threats, and how to deal with them. Yet when we have one on our own soil, we fail to recognize for what it is, and respond effectively.
At the end of the day it is up to the American public to seek out the ownership and the responsibility, to think act and behave as one people, when deciding on the future. Are we still capable? See through the smoke.....
careful you don't step in the bullshit Upom