# It's the 5th Anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 6, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402 "2026-01-06T16:13:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/1 "2026-01-06T16:13:07Z")
I’m going to take what might be an unpopular stance. We should have many more memorials/remembrances/commemorations/whatever-you-want-to-call-them around Jan. 6 than we do for 9/11. Let me be super-clear; 9/11 was horrific and tragic. We should absolutely memorialize those who lost their lives and those who took part in rescue and first response efforts. We should absolutely condemn such acts of terrorism, and work toward seeing that such an event never happens again. But. Al-Qaida was _never_ an existential threat to the United States or its government. They could not invade the US. They couldn’t wipe the US off the map. They didn’t have the power to overthrow or significantly alter our form of government. They could, and did, inspire fear and anger and terror and they could, and did, kill Americans. That’s the extent of it. The Jan. 6 insurrection _was_, in fact, an existential threat to America. There was a small, but not zero, chance that a free and fair election could have been overturned by a bunch of traitorous assholes who couldn’t accept that their candidate lost. There was a tiny, but non-zero, chance that a success like that would have led to significantly more violence as other groups of citizens sought to re-establish something like normal order. The aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, where the events of that day have been whitewashed and minimized, where the perpetrators have been pardoned, and where the chief instigator suffered no consequences has led to said instigator being returned to power to do even more damage than he did the first time around. So - I propose that we co-opt all of the, “Never Forget,” energy and apply it to Jan. 6 of every year. Never forget that many people _still serving in government_ have tried to tell you that you didn’t actually see what you saw that day. They took the coward’s route and voted against removing that guy from office. They tried to hamstring the Jan. 6 committee’s efforts. They have blocked investigations and prosecutions into the perpetrators and instigators. They have refused to engage with the ramifications of that day in an honest manner, and have lied to our faces about what actually took place. They have made heroes out of the fuckers who, at best, believed the lies of a narcissistic man-baby and who, at worst, seriously tried to murder the Vice-President and usurp the power and authority of the legitimately elected Congress and President-elect. Never Forget. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/2 "2026-01-06T16:22:53Z")
Right on. I propose we call it Traitors Day. It can be our Guy Fawkes Day, with bonfires and burning effigies. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/3 "2026-01-06T16:27:10Z")
Agreed. “A day that will live in infamy.” ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/4 "2026-01-06T16:36:38Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Right on. I propose we call it Traitors Day. It can be our Guy Fawkes Day, with bonfires and burning effigies. Oooh…I think I like that. BTW, your screen name makes me laugh every single time I see it. I actually start singing the song in my head. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/5 "2026-01-06T16:45:07Z")
The NYT had some unkind things to say about Trump and his “day of love”. Not nearly harsh enough, as I think Trump could easily and truthfully be called a traitor and insurrectionist. His pardoning of those fellow sociopaths was a slap in the face to anyone who loves this country. Regardless of his relentless efforts to recast that insurrection as anything else, it will go down in history books as a blatant power grab by a megalomaniac. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/6 "2026-01-06T17:11:58Z")
I think the only thing the OP is wrong about is his belief that his opinion will be unpopular here. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/7 "2026-01-06T17:13:27Z")
> [@carlb](#): > > Let me be super-clear; 9/11 was horrific and tragic. We should absolutely memorialize those who lost their lives and those who took part in rescue and first response efforts. We should absolutely condemn such acts of terrorism, and work toward seeing that such an event never happens again. > > But. > > Al-Qaida was _never_ an existential threat to the United States or its government. They could not invade the US. They couldn’t wipe the US off the map. They didn’t have the power to overthrow or significantly alter our form of government. They could, and did, inspire fear and anger and terror and they could, and did, kill Americans. That’s the extent of it. > > The Jan. 6 insurrection _was_, in fact, an existential threat to America. Hey, that’s pretty much exactly what Ben Shapiro said on his Jan 7 episode of his show, when he thought Trump’s goose was cooked and he didn’t feel the need to lie or run cover for him. One of the few times that Ben Shapiro was absolutely correct. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/8 "2026-01-06T17:21:50Z")
_Remember, remember The sixth of January Trumpism, treason and plot…_ Needs some workshopping. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/9 "2026-01-06T17:48:43Z")
_Remember, remember,_ _The 6th of January,_ _Trumpism, treason and plot._ _I see no reason_ _Why MAGA treason_ _Should ever be forgot._ _Donnie Trump, Donnie Trump, 'twas his scheme_ _To steal the election, seize power supreme_ _Three thousand rioters attacking below_ _Democratic government to overthrow_ _By brave Americans the coup was stopped_ _With conviction and courage and a fatal shot_ _Holler all, holler all,_ _Let the bells ring_ _Holler all, holler all_ _No more kings!_ ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/10 "2026-01-06T17:51:34Z")
Daddy was a cop in the capital in DC Back in the USA, back in the bad old days In the chill January day In the land of the dollar bill When the America nearly died And they talk about it still When a man named Donnie T Tried to make himself a king And he called his gang to war With the forces of the law you don’t really have to change a lot… ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/11 "2026-01-06T17:53:26Z")
Remember and be wary about the6th of January. Trumpism, treason, plots. Stealing our election and inserting poison into the body politic. We cannot forget and we must not forgive. Violence is his language and hate is his soul. We must be better … We will be better. Really needs work. I did get a rhyme for January though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/12 "2026-01-06T17:59:00Z")
Be wary, be wary The 6th of January, The Republican treason and plot. I see no reason Republican treason Should ever be forgot. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/13 "2026-01-06T18:46:52Z")
You summed it up perfectly. I agree the only thing you got wrong is that your stance would be unpopular. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/14 "2026-01-06T19:04:29Z")
Turns out MAGA decided to have their own memorial march, which ended just about exactly as you’d expect. > **[Fight Breaks Out Jan. 6 Memorial March For Ashli Babbitt In Washington D.C.](https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/06/washington-dc-counter-protest-j6-fight-video/)** > > It's January 6, so of course, there is chaos in Washington, D.C. ... and this time tensions are flaring at a march memorializing the Capitol Riot ... a fight broke out, and it's all on video. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/15 "2026-01-06T19:52:08Z")
Let me quote myself from five years ago: > [@The takeaway lesson for Trumpers will be: "Violence works; next time do it harder"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-takeaway-lesson-for-trumpers-will-be-violence-works-next-time-do-it-harder/929937/51): > > I wonder if generations from now, people wear orange masks like Guy Fawkes celebrants and remember this failed coup. > > _Be wary, be wary, the Sixth of January…_ > > _The Covfefe treason and plot…_ > > _I know of no reason why Covfefe treason,_ > > _Should ever be forgot._ ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/16 "2026-01-06T22:27:24Z")
Oooh, I like “covfefe treason”! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/17 "2026-01-07T00:12:08Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Right on. I propose we call it Traitors Day. That day already has a fitting name: Epiphany. The OP has a great summation of the epiphany we got regarding our form of government. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/18 "2026-01-07T02:27:58Z")
When’s the anniversary day where the MAGAts got pardoned?? That day makes me feel more stabby than Jan 6. I’m sure plenty of assholes celebrate that as a type of Liberation from Bidenism Day. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/19 "2026-01-07T02:50:15Z")
Wait, it wasn’t a total love and peace fest? Probably alternative facts at work. (snark) ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402/20 "2026-01-07T02:58:32Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Right on. I propose we call it Traitors Day. It can be our Guy Fawkes Day, with bonfires and burning effigies. Can we call it “Treason Day” instead? It rolls of the tongue more smoothly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-jan-6-insurrection/1026402.md?page=2)