08-01-2021 21:00 via sltrib.com

Bethami A. Dobkin: Don’t be too quick to ‘get this ugly day behind us’

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, on the day of armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana., told reporters it was time to “get this ugly day behind us.”Not so fast, Sen. Braun.Although we can move on with rituals of certification and inauguration, let us remember the actions which precipitated a direct and violent attack on our democracy, and the warning signs that many ignored. The terrorism of the day was not an aberration; the words that incited rioters
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