My jaw dropped and steam began coming out of my ears when I read about the latest board game being released this Saturday, January 6^th.  Does the date ring any bells?  Yes, it is the third anniversary of the horrible attack on the United States Capitol – an attack designed to overthrow the 2020 election and allow a wanna-be dictator to remain in office indefinitely; an attack that killed several people and injured hundreds more; an attack that destroyed property belonging to We the People.  And this new board game?  Called “Storm the Capitol — TrueAnon Edition”, it is a mockery of the events of that day.

The game celebrates the events of that day and those who participated in it!!!  WHAT THE HELL … ???  Does anybody think this is funny?  I certainly do not!  It would be like … like making a game out of the events of 9/11 or the Holocaust!!!

The game, which sells for $65, is based on the events that unfolded on January 6^th and allows players to, according to its creators, “Relive one of the funniest days in American history!”  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr … There is NOTHING funny about murder and mayhem, nothing in the least bit humorous about the attempt to overturn a duly elected government!!!  Any fool who would buy this game needs … a serious re-booting of his brain and maybe a kick from a boot to his posterior, as well!

According to Newsweek, players can …

“… play as one of the six patriot characters, you go from room to room, where you’re dealt either an ‘event’ card, ballots—the game’s equivalent of points—or nothing.

The goal is to get 100 ballots and make it to the final room, where former President Donald Trump waits for players so that he can take them on his helicopter and change the results of the 2020 election to his favor ‘or ratify the real results of the 2020 election,’ which amounts to winning the game.”

Care to take a wild guess about what sort of people came up with the idea and developed this monstrosity of a ‘game’?  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr …  One Twitter user said “January 6th was about having fun with your friends—and this January 6th, that amazing feeling is coming back,” while another joked that it should have been made available before Christmas.  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr …

What a slap in the face this is to the family of slain officer Brian Sicknick, to Michael Fanone, Caroline Edwards, Aquilino Gonell, and all the other officers injured while trying to protect the Capitol and its legitimate occupants that fateful day.  What a slap in the face it is to all of us who care … about this country, its people, and its future.

Officer Aquilino Gonell testifying before the J6 committee

Officer Michael Fanone testifying before the J6 committee

Officer Caroline Edwards testifying before the J6 committee

In Memoriam — Officer Brian Sicknick who gave his life to protect democracy