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🇺🇸PART 2: I know that my take on it doesn't matter; but i feel like i have a vested interest having put some skin in the game while serving in the military. What happened at the Capitol Building was just plain unAmerican; those rioters weren't patriots, and their behavior was definitely that of misguided individuals.... who are clearly of touch with reality. The same mentality that led to those who stormed the Capitol Building and those who tore apart our country for 4 years, comes from the same place; the childish mentality of justifying one's own behavior by pointing at the behavior of another.... And a genuine sense of passion, paired with ignorance. Impropriety is impropriety, regardless of who does it. Rational adults have to be objective and refuse to allow nepotism to be used as an excuse of wrongdoing. No groups which uses violence to achieve political goals could be considered patriotic; If they truly were, they'd be trying to build our country up.... not tear it down. I highly recommend people taking the time to watch the livestream of our own government on C-SPAN; to see and hear for one's self, what's said and done..... without the spin or biases of MSM. Not to mention the daily transcripts are made available on the Congress, Senate, and Supreme Court websites. Even if someone had the due diligence to be a properly informed/responsible voter, it's still hard to get an accurate picture of all facets involved; but its not hard to be a good Citizen. I don't understand why people do the mental gymnastics in regards to the false dichotomy of Left v. Right, "us" versus "them"; when first and foremost, we're all Americans. And i believe most would agree that the average person isn't a radical extremist; but tend to be fairly level headed and independent people, who are conservative/liberal on some issues and not others. I would say most are moderate. But..... Democracy is a very vulnerable thing; and i highly recommend the books "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder; its a nice pocket guide to defending democratic institutions. And "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer covers how they can collapse if great care isn't taken. These two books paired together are quite poignant and empowering to even the most average person. And we need to get back to having conversations with people whom we disagree or feel we have nothing in common with.