Never Forget the Torture of the Jan. 6 Patriots

On Jan. 6, 2021, federal agents entrapped peaceful patriots angry at a stolen election into entering the normally public Capitol grounds. Since then, the federal government has arrested, vilified, abused, imprisoned, and outright tortured over 1,200 Americans many for no more than being at the Capitol—and some for something as paltry as a text. The current administration are worse tyrants than the King George against whom our Founders rebelled.

First of all, taking up arms against the government can be not only justifiable but necessary, as the American Revolutionaries proved. That said, the Jan. 6 patriots did not “take up arms,” or attempt to overthrow the government. The real “insurrection” was carried out by the Democrats who stole the 2020 election, changing this country from a democratic republic to an oligarchy, while Republicans looked the other way. Antifa and BLM burned down cities, and were praised or excused by politicians and media. Yet the Jan. 6 prisoners have been targeted so viciously, and sentenced to so many years’ jail for non-violent offenses, it’s hard to believe this happened in America. In fact, three Jan. 6 protestors were just arrested by the FBI today, three years after the events occurred!

The Jan. 6 prisoners were denied not only their rights but even basic necessities, many without trial let alone conviction. Sewage overflows, strip searches, pepper spray, and lack of necessary medical care. That was and is the reality for these political prisoners.