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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

THE OTHER SIDE: Wonderland 2.0—Insurrection Madness - theberkshireedge.com

Layman that I am, I might very well be alone in the analysis that follows, but I’m going to offer some examples of what I see as the intersection of psychopathy, self-absorption, and stupidity.

It was more than disconcerting to watch the coverage of the newly elected Republican members of the House squabble for days about who will lead them in their efforts to send us all back a half-century or so. It was especially jarring, even shameful, to see it continue on the insurrection anniversary of January 6 as the President was awarding medals to those who lost their lives or fought bravely to protect some of those very same Representatives. They’ve chosen to celebrate their ascension to power with a decision to remove the magnetometers that might protect the chamber from the insurrectionists of tomorrow. Announcing, as it were, that the time has come to pretend January 6 hadn’t happened at all.

Never mind those members who asked former President Trump for pardons for their role encouraging the war on democracy, hoping against hope that evidence of their collaboration might find its way into the trash folder at the Department of Justice, disappearing before someone decides to charge them with conspiracy.

If you’ve read my Insurrection 101, you’d be right to imagine that I believe there is much to be learned from studying and thinking about the work done by the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6, 2021.

Layman that I am, I might very well be alone in the analysis...



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