Democracy did prevail for now, thanks to the people who want to protect it.
Democracy will only survive if every person from Trump to the terrorists in the Capitol to the mercenaries with zip ties, pipe bombs and gallows to the congressmen including Hawley/Cruz/McCarthy & Co. to Trump's enablers in the Capitol Police/Defense Dept./Pentagon are held accountable with charges and trials and jail time. The GOP are already making noise about "moving on" - no no no. This was a violent coup that intended murder, mayhem and the overthrow of a democratically elected government, no less - treat it as such.
Opinion | In the Capitol nightmare, democracy prevailed -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-the-capitol-nightmare-democracy-prevailed/2021/01/09/3d337812-51f8-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
If they are seen to get away with it. Then it will be tried again, with lessons learned to formulate a strategy that the next time may just work.
Send a strong message now, for all people say about China, they did that with Tianaman square and sent very clear message the regime won't tolerate it.
