The January 6th Insurrection Didn't Fail, it Just Took Five Years

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Jan 6, 2026 · 5m

Boy, do I feel like an idiot.

I honestly thought January 6th, 2021, was going to be a catalytic moment for our nation.

Five years ago, watching a vicious, snarling cosplay army emblazoned with his name breaking through the barricades around the Capitol, I thought for sure the almost unthinkable horrors of that day would be a dealbreaker for even the most devoted of his sycophantic rank-and-file.

Back then, I believed that witnessing law enforcement members being beaten on the steps of Congress with flags bearing his likeness would have fully sickened even his most ardent supporters to the…