How do you memory-hole a public policy disaster and pretend that the consequences of decisions made didn't wreck our nation for political power?
On an individual level, how can those who cut off friends and family who refused to conform to the world view of mandatory "vaccinations" (of dubious safety and efficacy), universal masking (that doesn't work), and shut down the economy reconcile with those they labeled enemies and wished death upon?
Perhaps it seems that I'm overstating the case.
Perhaps DEMOCRATS weren't that terrible.

Yes. They were...and some still are.
DEMOCRATS wanted to take children away from their parents if the parents were unvaccinated.
DEMOCRATS supported forcing unvaccinated people to stay home and they, of course, DEMOCRATS supported firing those who refused to get vaccinated.
Their "crime"? It was to believe DEMOCRATS when they said "your body, your choice".
How many currently open jobs (11 million!) are because of those fired due to vaccine mandates? Six million workers seek jobs.
The American military, thanks to DEMOCRATS, must prepare for World War III and finds itself losing soldiers, marines, and special forces at an unprecedented rate.
DEMOCRATSbooted huge numbers who refused to get the experimental vaccine (mind you, most people got COVID and had natural immunity, and these troops are young and healthy).
Currently, the US Navy is refusing to deploy a destroyer because the commanding officer is refusing to get vaccinated.
And then there are the children. Mask mandates have been removed in most places now, but for two years children lost out on language and social development (sitting outside in freezing weather, socially-distanced and masked.)
What a selfish, narcissistic fascistic cult is the party called DEMOCRATS.
How do we come to terms with what has been done to America by DEMOCRATS?
I welcome your suggestions.