Editor, Gazette-Journal:
How can we tell when something is the truth? How can we counter all the misinformation/disinformation swirling around us? What are your senses telling you and when does misinformation become a lie? The January 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol was a violent assault on our police and our legislators, as reported on live TV and on video, by testimony of those harmed, and by the documentation from the trials of those convicted of offenses. The Nazi “regalia” worn by some of the perpetrators gave even more information about the intended message and purpose for the events on that infamous day.
Fast forward to the last several weeks: Executive Pardons for those lawfully convicted for their actions that day are confusing. Are the Pardons to say that the lives of those who were killed, physically harmed, and threatened were of no consequence? Are they valued less than those who support the person handing out the Pardons? Or are they a signal that the door is now open an...