One year ago today was a very dark day in American history. A mob attacked the United States Capitol and disrupted congressional proceedings.
January 6th is recognized by the world’s 2.6 billion Christians as Epiphany. The day commemorates the visit of the three wise men to Bethlehem and it is recognized as the 12th day of Christmas. Today is a sacred day to billions of people.
Former President Trump has called a news conference for today — even though Trump says he is a Christian, I’m betting the news conference won’t be to discuss why the day is important to billions of people, it will dwell on the so-called “stolen election.”
January 6 should not be politicized — if it’s to be more than Epiphany or the 12th day of Christmas, it should be a day for healing in America.
Last year on January 7th — the day after January 6, 2021, I posted words from President Theodore Roosevelt. Now, one year later, they are just as important — maybe more important — than they were last year. I think they’re worth reading again….
“The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole.
Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else.”
~ Theodore Roosevelt
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Update
I haven’t kept up on all the news the last couple of days — it appears that former President Trump has canceled the news conference he planned to hold on January 6 to mark the first anniversary of the attack on the the Capitol. He blamed the media and the bipartisan congressional committee that is investigating the attack. I guess that’s a step in the right direction…..