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Security is being beefed up at the U.S. Capitol as well as state capitols across the country including in Hawaii. Police are concerned about more efforts to disrupt the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.

By John Pritchett

January 18, 2021 · 0 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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When I first looked at the drawing, I saw human fingers holding onto the reinforcements (gates) but then, I looked again and realized that what I really saw was just iron twisted.聽 I must have been confused since the helicopters reminded me of the Evacuation of Vietnam during the last days of the Vietnam War.

markbradley · 4 years ago

And to think it was all triggered by a constant stream of lies disseminated through social media. 聽These lies are pervasive and have penetrated all walks of life. 聽The mob that attacked our Capitol sincerely believe in their own righteousness. How can we de-program these people? 聽Germany was able to reprogram their society after the war. 聽Perhaps the Anti-Defamation League has a good understanding of the syndrome & possible solutions. 聽

be_data_driven · 4 years ago

This picture is how the rest of the world now sees the US, a symbol of democracy.聽 Strangely it looks like a picture from a third world country.

shk808 · 4 years ago

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