The video of the poor officer getting beaten to death by these terrorists with an American flag, Blue Lives Matter flag, and a fire extinguisher all while reciting the Star-Spangled Banner is quite disturbing.

Quite antithetical to what this country stands for and what the supposed cause of this movement, all while storming in the Capitol building - and it was more than just a "handful" of individuals.

Politics have turned the most vulnerable into complete, undomesticated savages against one another. Rather than focus on the shared commonalities amongst ourselves and how we can possibly build from there - these vulnerable individuals enjoy the dopamine rush of hate-based politics and perpetuate the divide.

It's just sad that we're at this state and I hope we can eventually get back to a point where you can hold a differing opinion engaging in CIVIL discourse - and setting all of it aside once it's done while remaining decent with one another regardless of what "team/side" someone might be part of.

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