Analysis: Assault of Paul Pelosi was attack on democracy. The risks keep growing.
when he was in the San Francisco home he shares with his wife. When and where was that first heard? Few will forget it was chanted by rioters who were marauding through the Capitol attempting to disrupt and possibly overturn Joe Biden’s victory over Trump.Pelosi’s staff was in hiding that day. She was rushed to safety by security. On Friday, her husband, lacking security by Capitol Police when the speaker is not at their home, could not hide from his intruder.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was campaigning for Republican House candidate Yelsi Vega in the hours after Paul Pelosi was attacked. “There is no room for violence anywhere,” he said, “but we are going to send [Nancy Pelosi] back to California to be with him.” This from a Republican held up by many in his party as an antidote to the vile and degrading politics practiced by Trump.
The electoral process depends on the collective goodwill and confidence of the American people. Trump traffics in conspiracy theories and lies. The more he does, the more his followers take it as gospel. Confidence in the electoral process has declined among Republicans since the last election. Does that raise the possibility of violence? Jan. 6, 2021, provides one data big data point.
The news media also contributes. Politics as combat is the routine metaphor. Debates described as boxing matches are the norm: “It is fight night!” Politicians are “targeted” by opponents. These seem like small things, and all of us who write about politics have succumbed. But to many citizens, this kind of language contributes to the degradation of democracy.
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