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I Don’t Like the America I’m Seeing Today
But I won’t give up hope for a better tomorrow
This is not the piece I had intended to publish this week. I’ve been distracted by current events and the significance of anything else pales in comparison to what happened in our nation’s capital today.
January 6, 2021. The day on which Congress was charged to count the electoral votes from the November election. Objections were anticipated. No one thought it would be easy. But when I got home from work today and turned on the news, I felt as if I’d fallen into an episode of the Twilight Zone.
Where am I?
Who are those people storming the United States Capital building — breaking windows, chanting hateful messages and defying our democratic process?
This is not my America.
I’m not a real political person. I cast my votes for the candidates I believe to be the most qualified and don’t put too much weight on party affiliations. I expect our leaders to lead with the greater good in mind. The images I’m seeing on television today are too much. I’ve seen similar images before, but only coming from countries that are less civilized than the supposed greatest nation in the world.
