Grieving 77 Million Insurrectionists on January 6th

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Jan 6, 2025 · 5m

Boy, do I feel like an idiot.

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

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.

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 point of defection.

I was…