Ever since the unruly mob of marauders illegally entered the Capitol a few days ago, almost every parroting reporter, journalist and TV pundit has uttered the words, "This is not who we are." Even Peggy Noonan, writer for the Wall Street Journal who once upon a time offered great insight in a unique way, begins her column today saying that in order to deal with this incident, "We must remember who we are."
Well guess what, that is who we are since it happened and "we" did it. To clarify, here is a snapshot of "who we are" in 2020:
One in every 10 Americans is on antidepressants.
Between one-third and one-half (42%) of all Americans are obese.
More than 2.12 million people are incarcerated.
Murder is on the rise, with 16,425 reported cases.
One person died every 36 seconds from a heart attack or stroke. (About 655,000 Americans, or 1 in every 4 deaths.)
Suicides rose to 48, 344 acknowledged and documented cases.
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