Wound ripped in democracy’s soul

To the editor:

The events in our nation’s Capitol building on Jan. 6 are thoroughly appalling and disgusting by any stretch of the imagination.

No matter who you support politically, if you seriously don’t see this for exactly what it was, your not seeing clearly.

For those of us who’ve served in uniform and travelled extensively outside of the USA, we have seen how the United States has always been a shining example of the peaceful transition of power, through our election process, to other countries.

Not one shred of credible evidence has been presented to show any “stolen” election, yet there are those who buy into vast conspiracy theories that simply don’t reflect a bit of verifiable truth.

I’m fully aware, around here locally, a lot of voters didn’t get the outcome they wanted. What transpired on Wednesday, Jan. 6, is not the way we fix this.

We must find common ground and heal this chasm between two very polarized sides. The extreme of each side is far too influential and is destroying any chance at healing this wounded process.

And make no mistake about it, what we saw was a terrible wound ripped into the very soul of the foundations of our democracy. 

Respectfully,

James D Fulks III

Dunkirk