"Some congressional Republicans have suggested there was no insurrection, that the rioters weren't violent or armed, and Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia even compared scenes from the January 6 rioters to a 'normal tourist visit.'"
"'It's indescribable. You're defending the indefensible,' Gonell said of those lawmakers defending the insurrectionists. 'It demoralizes not just the rank-and-file but the future recruits. What do you think people considering becoming law enforcement officers think when they see elected leaders downplaying this. Why would I risk my life for them, when they don't even care?'"
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/takeaways-january-6-committee/index.html
This is the darkest time in the US of my life. I can't even imagine a solution. It feels utterly hopeless. And day by day, as we head into the next fall and winter and sunlight becomes shorter, things get worse.