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In reply to the discussion: As a German, I say this: Do not repeat Germany's De-Nazification mistakes. [View all]peggysue2
(10,912 posts)If we don't hold these people accountable, then we merely invite more of the same. Maybe not tomorrow but certainly down the road.
Every single politician and/or bureaucrat who supported the chaos and criminality of Trump needs to be hounded out of office. Every single one, down to the dogcatchers. There are no second chances for sedition, cruelty and blatant criminality. And we need to hold the perpetrators of all the lies and chaos to account. Otherwise, as you wrote, we will simply see a repeat of the same destructive impulses.
We also need to publicly reaffirm basic American values, the things we're proud of, the things we're striving to make better: equality, rule of law, truth over lies, opportunity for all, etc. And never forget what we witnessed yesterday from the storming of the Capitol, to POTUS urging it on, to the young woman sprawled on the floor of the Capitol with her chest blown out, drowning in her own blood. Because that's where this destructive mindset leads: violence, fascism, death.
We must get this right.