YDS 2021 in Review

by Liep Gatwech
Although the US Capitol Hill
Insurrection began on January 6, its
inception took place much earlier. As
President Trump and submissive
Republicans attempted to subvert
democracy for months, they fed the big
lie to their supporters until it blinded
their perceptions of reality, truth and
reason. The United States is
supposedly the world's oldest and
most successful democracy, but the
events of January 6 challenged this
notion. It is a day the world will never
forget. As we look back at the events of
the day, it is more important now than
ever that we continually uphold
democratic institutions, principles and
policies as authoritarianism begins to
gain a foothold in Western society.
8 A M : " A L L M I K E P E N C E
H A S T O D O . . . "
The day begins with an incendiary tweet
sent out by the former President,
spewing the same false rhetoric and
placing the burden of stealing the
election on his Vice President, Mike
Pence.
The tweet reads: “States want to correct
their votes, which they now know were
based on irregularities and fraud, plus
corrupt processes never received
legislative approval. All Mike Pence has to
do is send them back to the States, AND
WE WIN. Do it Mike, this is a time for
extreme courage!”
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