The discourse about the anniversary of January 6th lacks nuisance, much like the discourse regarding the pandemic. The riot, or insurrection, or whatever we call it, was a bad day, a dark mark on our country’s history. Most people seem to agree on that. But we’re still sorting out where it falls on the scale of disaster. Was it 9/11? The war on Afghanistan?

In order for us to move forward, we need to have an open discussion, and to do that we must listen to each other. Today’s anniversary provides another opportunity.