Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

I watched the attempted coup on January 6, 2021: all three hours of the darkest day in American history. It was a violent insurrection with a single purpose: halt the certification of the Electoral College vote and allow Trump to remain in the White House.

In collusion with Fox News, which heavily edited the films of the treasonous event, Trump attempted to gaslight anyone who did not watch all three hours of his attempt to overturn his own government.

UNTRAINED FAKE LAW ENFORCEMENT

Over the last 10 days, Trump’s personal Gestapo, ICE, murdered a man and a woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the cameras were rolling. It was obvious in both situations that they were actions defined as second degree murder.

Trump’s brainless Director of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, claimed that the victims were guilty of “domestic Terrorism”

However, once again the video proved otherwise. The January 6, 2021 attempted coup was clearly an act of treason. However, Fox and Trump edited the video and called it “a peaceful protest.” Those of us who watched all three hours of the most unbelievable day in America know what we saw: a violent and deadly insurrection. These two deaths in Minnesota fit into the same definition. They were as reported, and attempts to gaslight the American people have failed miserably.

IN 2026, AMERICA HAS BECOME A POLICE STATE AND MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF OUR GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THEIR FUHRER

All of the executive branch, the majority of the legislative branch, and a super majority of the judicial branch are loyal to an old, obese, brain damaged and maniacal dictator, not to the people they were chosen to serve.

Prior to 1981, the men and women who called themselves “Republicans,” were also known as the “Grand Old Party.” However, since 2016 they made a decision to follow their Fuhrer and have revealed themselves as the American Nazi Party.

DISGUISING THEMSELVES AS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICE is Trump’s modern “Gestapo.” They pretend to be members of law enforcement. However, their tactics bear no resemblance to the “boys in blue” who I respected in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Over the last five decades, they morphed into what we have today. No one respects or trusts any branch of law enforcement today.

ICE is the result of poor decisions, rash choices made by the men and women who were elected to serve the people but have become servants of a dictator in 2026.

FOR ANYONE IN POSSESSION OF AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE, GASLIGHTING IS INEFFECTIVE

I suggest every American believe in and trust themselves. No one in positions of great power and/or great wealth can be trusted in the 21^st century.

The American people are being forced to engage in a second Revolutionary War. The enemy is our own government, and by their actions our military leaders in the Pentagon.

For this small number of people, the Constitution of the United States has become nothing but toilet paper.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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Sources: AZCentral: “Trump cronies are gaslighting us. Raw video offers hope | Opinion”

Mother Jones: “Is This a Police State?”