Violence—Pen Stroke—Pardons—Financial Compensation
If you’re like me—trying to piece yourself back together in a world that often feels upside down—I want you to know: you are not alone. Truth is still worth seeking. Peace is still worth making. And love is still the most powerful resistance to darkness. Imagine this, a president of one of the wealthiest and most influential nations in the world loses an election. Instead of conceding, he tells his supporters the vote was stolen. His words are filled with fury and falsehoods, igniting rage across the country. Then, the unthinkable happens—he calls them to action. On a cold winter day, they storm the building of governance, armed with hate, weapons, and the illusion that they are heroes saving the country from the evils of equality, equity, inclusion and diversity. The insurrectionists assaulted Capitol police officers, shattered windows, and defiled the building by urinating and defecating on floors, furnishings, walls, and even sacred spaces. They stole laptops, files, histori...