Peace Must Still be the Prize
The easy and mainstream explanation of the anger expressed today at the Capital Building is that Trump whipped his supporters into a frenzy through is repeated claims the election was stolen. This easy and mainstream answer discounts the recent history American politics and ignores the very reason Trump was elected to begin with. The 2020 Presidential Election may have been the match which started this fire, but the fuel has been building for years.
How many times have the protestors simply asked to be listened to? Conservative voices have been banned on social media. Cultural norms and values have devolved into something foreign and truly repugnant. In recent times, lawsuits and claims over the election interference have been dismissed without so much as a glance of the facts involved. People have been forced to close their businesses, lose their homes, and witness their loved ones die lonely deaths due to tyrannical orders issued by democrat governors. At every turn, we the people have been mocked and ridiculed by a media establishment or threatened with reeducation by Washington politicians.
What else did anyone think would happen? That people backed into a corner would simply relent to tyranny? No, the storming of the Capital building was a result that was well-earned by those in power and in the media.
After today, there is no more chance at unity and one way or another, this country will be forever divided. There are many Trump supporters (likely afflicted with bloodlust) that are expressing support for a civil war. This must not be the path we choose. The traitors and tyrants will face their punishment in time. Peace and prosperity are brought about by a government which protects the liberties and property of its citizens. A civil war will disrupt all levels of government and will bring incredible suffering and poverty.
Secession is the peaceful way forward. Those states which honor and respect the Constitution can continue to protect the liberty and property of their residents by leaving the union with their state government intact and without bloodshed. This would be the greatest prize, and we must seek it, we must pray for it, and we must accomplish it.