Break the spell

Recently, in The New York Times Magazine, there was an article about how brave officers from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol invasion are now coping mentally and physically.

Other than many cases of traumatic brain injury and other ongoing issues, what struck me the most was about an officer, still on medical leave from foot operations, who said that he knew Trump was primarily involved with the insurrection, yet he and his wife would vote for him again. Would you call on a babysitter, caught on your home video physically abusing your children, again?

There are still so many of my neighbors, your neighbors and 70 million that voted Republican in the 2020 presidential election that are forever going to be convinced that Trump can do no wrong and should be back in The White House. If Trump dodges charges here, he might take over again. A handful of his clones could be successful as well.

The voting rights issue is at the top of the to-do list now. More – lots more – needs to be done to keep our country from becoming a dictatorship. Canada and other countries have the same uneasy feelings over where the U.S. is headed in a few short years.

It’s not easy to undo years of massive damages from an endless list. We need a collective mind cleaning to break the spell and The Big Lie in my humble opinion.

– Sally Florence, Durango