I disagree with the recent “Christian Concept” article column accusing Trump of being a Dictator. Castro was a dictator. Chavez was a dictator. Trump was not. Even Obama, with his disregard for the Constitution, did not rule as a dictator. Dictators normally have total control of the Government, News Media, Internet content and the Military. Trump had no such control. That is why we have a Constitution. To protect us from government over-reach and dictatorships, among other things.
The column also excluded some facts. Democrats who control Washington, D.C. could have adequately protected the Capitol, given that their intel projected that 300,000 protestors could show up at the Capitol. But the powers to be did not protect the Capitol. So, who let it happen? The Washington bureaucrats or Trump?
An honest search of the facts reveals that many of the protestors who trespassed and vandalized the Capitol were radical left- wing activists and many were radical right- wing activists. 99.9 percent of Democrats and Republicans alike do not support violent protests. 99.9% of the protesters were peaceful.
The column did not mention the numerous Democrat controlled cities burned to the ground by left wing demonstrators over the past 20 years. Thousands of small businesses were burned to the ground and hundreds of innocent people were murdered.
The trespassing, vandalism and violence at the Capitol was deplorable. However, it pales when compared to violence and destruction during BLM/Antifa riots. Nancy Pelosi’s comparison of the Capitol incident to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is nonsensical and demonstrates the leftist spin used by Democrat leaders and the mainstream media.
Bill Geier