At, 8:14 AM EDT, on September 11, 2001, attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States. (Wikipedia) No one knew, everyone imagined. We were, as a citizenry frozen in time and place. Ignorance of events turned into fear. Fear morphed into distrust. Distrust merged into a form of moral outrage, and moral chaos. Our families, friends, and heroes, perished, innocents all of them. To this day, those of us still alive, still have no 100% of truth, to tell us the story of this tragic event. But ALL of us united for the few years afterward to try and understand how this could have happened, and during those years, how we might prevent it from happening again. This is American History, it happened, it was real, and we should never forget.
Almost 140 years earlier in the United States of America, at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War. Prior to September 11, 2001. Enemies from within, enemies who dressed like us, spoke like us, and many of whom prayed to the common God of American religion like us, decided that all of the rest of us had become the adversary. Basing their decision to attack America, to support their own form of bigotry, bias, hatred, and a loathing for freedom for way too many, and oftentimes basing their disgust on some chapter and verse of their Holy Book, they attacked America. The Union understood that its basic foundations and tenants of origin were about to be demolished, and with great effort and energy, fought back. This is American History, it happened, it was real, and we should never forget.
On January 6, 2021, at noon, Trump begins speaking to his supporters at a rally near the White House. At 1:00 pm, an initial wave of protesters storms the outer police barrier around the Capitol. At 1:30 pm, on the steps on the backside of the Capitol, protesters overcome the police, who run back into the building. Shortly after 2 p.m. Protesters break windows and climb into the Capitol. They open doors for others to follow.
Protesters break windows and climb into the Capitol. They open doors for others to follow. 2:20 p.m. The Senate is called to recess, and the House is called to recess shortly after. The building goes into lockdown. (NPR) Almost 162 years from the origins of the Civil War, and only 22 years from the September 11th attack on America, once again for the third time, we have witnessed an attempt to destroy democracy, void personal freedoms and choices, remove any and all guard rails established by our love of liberty, by a group of anarchists, warriors of hate, and a cadre of individuals who have no respect for our Constitution. This is American History, it happened, it was real, and we should never forget. HOWEVER, this time, the majority of Republicans, want us to forget, and to rewrite history.
