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John,
As Americans, we sometimes forget just how big America is, how diverse we are, and how special we are.
It’s not just the land itself that makes us so special … although, if you take just one look at Appalachia, you’ll be mesmerized by the views. I called West Virginia home almost my entire life, West Virginia helped raise my children when I was away at war defending this country, but West Virginia is just one state out of 50 that make up these beautiful United States of America.
Anyway, it’s not just the richness and beauty of this country that makes people want to be part of this country – since the beginning, it’s been about the IDEA of America, a nation that isn’t made up of people who share a common ancestry, religion, language or even culture, but a shared commitment to equal opportunity and freedom.
That’s what makes us special.
This past week has been tough on all of us, and I imagine the weeks to come will be hard, too.
I, for one, feel betrayed – how could so many of our fellow citizens betray America and attack its beating heart, our very own Capitol? How could so many of them turn against our home?
I struggle with this question as I struggled watching those videos Thursday night.
One of the things that keeps me up at night is the knowledge that these people aren’t done – they’re prepping right now for their next assault.
How do I know? They’re bragging about in public on social media, that’s how. Trump went as far as creating a social media platform just for his deranged cult followers, and this is all they talk about!
One very chilling thing we need to understand is that these people aren’t just a bunch of aimless shut-ins living in their mom's basements mainlining Cheetos and Mountain Dew. They walk among us every day; many of them are successful professionals!
For example, take Dr. Paul “the Nazi” Gosar, one of Trump’s top cultists in Congress and a key architect of the deadly January 6 th coup attempt – he’s actually a dentist .
Hell, he was the Arizona Dental Association’s dentist of the year in 2001, they inducted him into their “Hall of Fame,” and he served as their president from 2004-2005.
All the while, he was secretly NUTS!!! (After he ran for Congress and really started letting his freak flag fly, all six of his siblings publicly disowned him and made a video endorsing his opponent.)
My point is , we can’t afford to underestimate our adversaries . Read any book on war, and you will see that once one side dismisses their opponent, they are all but doomed.
We need to learn from history, we need to respect the fact that our enemy is well-resourced and hellbent on turning this country into a fascist, authoritarian, hyper-religious, white ethno-state.
That’s the reality: This all comes down to white supremacy – it is alive and thriving in America. Maybe you don’t live in a place where you can see it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
I unfortunately saw it, up close and personal, for many, many years in West Virginia … to the point where I had no choice, I had to leave, for my own mental health and for that of my family.
Now, I didn’t turn my back on West Virginia; I will keep fighting until the day I die for my home state, but I did need a break. (For those of you wondering, I now call North Carolina home.)
Look, I don't want this letter to be depressing and negative.
There is some good news: We did win in 2020. We did defeat them. We beat them in record-breaking fashion . We also massively outnumber them – even the most politically disenfranchised folks don’t align with the far right.
All of this should tell us one important fact: If we did it before, we can do it again.
Make no mistake: Protecting and expanding our House and Senate majorities in the upcoming midterms could very well mean the difference between preserving democracy for generations to come or sentencing this country to its ultimate collapse .
The stakes have never been higher, and I hear from folks everyday who are fighting like hell to help elect Democrats in their hometowns.
They come to us to ask for help, but lately, we have been forced to make some tough decisions about who we can say ‘yes’ to , because donations have been stagnant for weeks and our resources are limited.
The more support you give us, the more good we can do – it's really that simple.
So, pick a box below, chip in what you can, and enjoy the rest of the weekend with your family … because in the weeks to come, we have our work cut out for us.
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--Retired Major Richard Ojeda
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