The picture of the horrific mob that attacked the United States Capitol – encouraged by the President of the United States – will be the indelible after image of his presidency. There is irony in mob violence the same week in which the Democrats won the Senate and Georgia elected its first black Senator, the scholarly minister of Dr. Martin Luther King’s church. Among the underpinnings of the Trump presidency is a late growl of white supremacy as the demographics of the country change. The old still clings to power over the new but it gave way to change in Georgia. …
The peaceful transition of power in Georgia this week is such a stark contrast to what happened in Washington. Which brings me to Mississippi. CONTINUED
Diane Feldman, View from the Pearl
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