Holy Day
In the Christian faith Epiphany is on January 6th.
From Merriam-Webster
1 capitalized: January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ
2: an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being
3a(1): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something
(2): an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking
(3): an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure
b: a revealing scene or moment
Epiphany is kind of a big deal in Christianity. We celebrate the 12 days of Christmas beginning December 25th and finish up January 6th of the New Year. Some of us start celebrating waaaay before that.
From now on this will also be the day remembered that President Trump and a bunch of Republican Congressmen tried to overthrow our government on a Christian holy day.
And FAILED.
Orwell in charge
When history books don’t mention the coup attempt that took place at our Capitol on < January 6, 2021 > it will mean that we have lost our Democracy and the fascist Republicans won. They will have successfully rewritten history. The perpetrators of the “Big Lie” that the election was stolen will be rewarded for their duplicity.
Traitors will be the victors.
What’s the big deal?
For the first time in the history of our country not only did a President not accept the results of a free and fair election he attempted a coup to overturn those results. The coup turned violent. There was no peaceful transfer of power. Members of the Republican Party went along with the coup. Lots of them, but they came up short of having enough traitors to overthrow our Republic.
So far the leaders of the coup have gotten away with it without any repercussions. Only the Capitol terrorists have faced legal consequences so far. Their leaders have been rewarded for their seditious actions.
Business as usual.
Big surprise
Republicans want people to forget about what they did. Understandable, but the sad reality is that the majority of Americans don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what might have happened or how close we came to losing it all. People are focused on living their daily lives. We’re easily distracted by thoughts of < Mayberry >. The < Average American > doesn’t appear to care that those who will lie about something so fundamental to our nation will obviously lie about anything.
It shouldn’t be lost on the uber Christian Evangelical Party that Trump failed on a holy day. They will find ways to excuse their Caesar. It also shouldn’t be lost on MAGA Heads that while Trump pardoned criminal friends he didn’t bother pardoning all the Capitol-storming rabble that he encouraged.
What about the rest of us? What history will we remember? What history will we pursue?
"You can't love your country only when you win."
President Joe Biden, 1/6/22