The Jan. 6th Riots Was a Collection of Wackos

When one reads about the individuals that were arrested in DC on Jan. 6th one sees, not a unified group of people with one cause, but a bunch of lost souls looking for meaning in their lives. The worst possible outcome was for someone, a preacher or a President, to get into their heads and tell them to head to DC. A book goes into depth with two such people.

The two profiled seem like people adrift who wanted themselves to be, or wanted to be part of something, important. They traveled across country to attend what they thought was to be a rally and it turned out to be an illegal riot.

A young man who lives not too far from me here in Iowa has small children. He had a wife and a job. It seemed like life was going OK for him. But his passion was right wing politics and when he heard about the "rally" he left for DC. After being arrested he petitioned to be under house arrest rather than in jail. A judge agreed but under the proviso he could not engage in any political activities. He could not resist streaming a gathering and had to have his home confinement taken away. 

Some years ago I bought books written by Rev. Jim Bakkers son, Jay. Jay was a preacher at that time and wrote about his life. One thing he found after becoming a preacher was how he could get inside people's heads and persuade them to do things differently. He realized he had a responsibility to not abuse this power and use it responsibly. If President Trump had as much introspection as Jay Bakker the world would be a better place.