Great comment by a NY Times reader . . .

[erronis]

10. Very strong action should have been taken much earlier than Jan 6. The US gov't has been crippled

on purpose.

When the Bundy nuts took over the national park they should have been dealt with sternly. Instead they were allowed to walk away after threatening to kill officials and others.

When the bugaloos and other incels commit violence and threats, they are almost given special protections. They should be treated just like me - if I threaten another person's life I should be arrested, charged, jailed pending prosecution, and then dealt with for violence.

Maybe the western democracies have just become too unwilling to act effectively. I like that we have rules and laws. Let's enforce the ones in effect and revise the ineffective ones to deal with some new ones that didn't exists 250, 150, or even 50 years ago.

Our enemies (foreign and domestic) are taking advantage of us.