To understand why people do the things that they do, it is necessary to consider things from their point of view. It seems that you think I am disputing the ou

To understand why people do the things that they do, it is necessary to consider things from their point of view. It seems that you think I am disputing the outcome of the election. I am not. I am merely pointing out that different people see things differently, that differences in belief can be sincere, that acting on those beliefs can be honorable, even if those beliefs are mistaken. And finally, I made the point that Trump, his enablers in Congress and in his administration and in the media, perpetrated this lie and must be held accountable. For they turned what is a noble impulse--to defend democracy--into a threat to our democracy. (I also wanted to distinguish these people from the organized extremists who appear to have been carrying out a planned operation with the probable intent to carry out violence)