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To the editor:
As a career teacher and lifelong historian, I felt I had to respond to Jim Muchlinski's July 16 editorial about the significance of Jan. 6, 2021.
If you or your family members lived through World War II, or if 9/11 touched you or your loved ones, it is disrespectful and lacks reality to equate those events to January 6th.
The violence, death and injuries of Jan. 6 do not even begin to compare to the Washington, D.C. Bonus Army Riots of 1932 and 1933.
Jan. 6 also pales when compared to the rioting that followed the tragic death of George Floyd. Thirty plus deaths, countless injuries, and billions of dollars of property destruction followed the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd for well more than a year. The Democratic committee appears to have zero interest in investigating any of this.
Like Mr. Muchlinski, I would also support a bipartisan investigation into Jan. 6. However, that opportunity has been lost forever because of the partisan investigation being rushed on America prior to the midterm elections. If Donald Trump were not considering running again for president, there would never have been an investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
John Coulter
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