Forgive and forget: who among us has not attempted to violently overthrow a democratically elected government?
Interesting Times Harold Editorial Page Exclusive
I would like to get something off my chest, and not just the
bruise from the FBI agent who crashed through my door last night and threw me
into jail for exercising my First Amendment right to kick in a window at the
Capitol Building. I understand that, from a certain point of view, the Save
America Rally last week may have appeared to have gotten out of hand,
what with the death and destruction and the defilement of the cradle of
American democracy. But to that I say, who among you is ready to cast the first
stone?
NOT SO FAST!
It’s easy for you to point out the speck of violent
insurrection in my eye, but are you ready to remove the beam of driving 10mph
over the speed limit from your eye? I’ve got you, haven’t I? You see, we’re not
so different, you and I. We each are imperfect citizens of this Republic. You
round up your deductions when calculating your taxes, and I stole property from
a US Congressman and sold it to a guy with a Russian accent. Who is to say that
my transgression is worse than yours?
STOP THAT.
I need a little slack here. I’m not used to the modern way
of casting aside everything that makes America truly great. In my day we wore a
mask to protect ourselves, not others, and we didn't go around posting pictures in real time of our crimes. Oh sure, maybe a Selfie in a prison in Iraq, but we sure
didn’t live stream it.
In retrospect, the live streaming was really dumb.
Look, all I’m saying is that most of us, at one time or
another, have probably tried to violently overthrow something, right? Whether
it was, say, a game of Risk that had gone on WAY too long, or the duly elected
government of the people, we were wrong. So let’s just agree that we all need
to come together at this time and…
What do you mean “my words may be used against me in a court
of law?”
- Harold Newsbaum, Editor-in-Chief
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