Dan Rather: Once Upon a Time... Telling the story of January 6

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https://steady.substack.com/p/once-upon-a-time


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The live primetime hearings from the House committee investigating the violent insurrection of January 6, 2021, might as well be subtitled “Once Upon a Time.” The story of the events leading up to and then exploding on that day is unlike any I have witnessed in more than seven decades as a reporter. It is a grotesque mixture of the absurd and the dangerous. And it has left our democracy hanging in the balance, because this story's conclusion is as yet unwritten.

For those who have been following the committee's twists, turns, and leaks, there will likely be much in these hearings that is already familiar — although there is always the possibility of a stunning revelation.

But let’s be clear. What is already known about that day is damning enough to warrant judgment on those who encouraged and perpetrated a grave assault on American constitutional order. The demeanor of the president at the time, along with his words and actions (and, just as noteworthy, his inaction once the riot was in full swing), makes clear that without his incitement, there would have been no mob deployed to derail the peaceful transition of power. The insurgents attacking the Capitol were his henchmen, and he let them know it. We don’t need to guess at this. It’s all part of the public record.

Even if the committee has some bombshells up its sleeves, even if a witness divulges earth-shaking new truths, the primary objective of the committee will be to instruct the American public on exactly what happened, why it is so important, and how it must result in real consequences for those who are responsible. It is, in other words, a story that America needs to hear.

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1. And roughly 30% of the population will ignore it or call it "Fake News".

What do you do with that percentage of the people.

You can't educate them, you can't reason with them, they are immune from logic!

How do you deal with them?

I know what I'd like to do, but if I said it, I'd be banned from DU forever.

We are the enlightened ones, they are the brainwashed ones.

FUCK!