To the Editor:
Reading letters to the editor can be enlightening. I read a letter from a Trump denier that was misdirected. He doesn’t want Jan. 6, 2021, to be called an insurrection.
An “insurrection” is a violent uprising against an authority or government. Synonyms for insurrection include rebellion, revolt, uprising, mutiny, revolution, insurgence, and insurgency.
The writer can pick one, or he can maintain “insurrection,” but he needs to add either one of these adjectives: “unsuccessful” or “failed.”
Some, alleged unsuccessful insurgents, brought weapons, human restraint tools to take prisoners and build gallows to hang then-Vice President Pence once he was captured.
To call the events of Jan. 6 a normal day in the Capitol is madness. I hope this helps the deniers. You lost the election and the insurrection.
– JOE MURPHY
Town Bank
