...tattered and torn

And so hard to put them back together.

This MAGA flag flying next to the American flag has hurt my heart for years. Seeing it today I thought, "soon it will be gone." Maybe then a new, undamaged American flag will fly here. Maybe then the ugliness and divisions of these past several years will be gone. But they aren't. The misinformation...the lies ... the conspiracies ... the rallying cry for violence and insurrection ... A scant hour after I took this image a mob in Washington D. C. was smashing windows and doors, desecrating the Capitol, terrorizing men and women gathered to certify the electoral votes. I am heartbroken.

[Jay Butterfield]

Here's to the promise of hope and renewal.

[Wendy]

This too shall pass.
Better days ahead - though it will take a while to fix.

[Kathy B.]

Powerful image

[Liane F]

Sending you lots of love from Canada. You will rebuild as your great country has done in the past.

[Walks @ 7]

Trying to process all that has happened in the past 36 or so hours. We must be a WE not an us and them, when will be learn.... FAV!

[Tina Mac]

Powerful image for this day. It's been a rough time, bringing lots of tears. I can only hope for better days ahead.

[Jane Pittenger]

Potent. Ditto walks@7

[Anne Pancella]

It's going to be a long road of putting things back together. I hope we have hit bottom and things will start to improve.

[Amanda R.]

Very powerful image! Unfortunately, until we as a country can stop being "us vs them," I don't see unity happening. Both sides feed into it, but neither wants to admit their role in things. :(. Love this image, though. Very timely! Fav!

[Diana]

A beautiful and powerful image.

[Mrs. Laloggie]

Powerful image. Sorry you had to live near that for so long. It's been an exhausting four years. I hope yesterday was the turning point.

[Babs]

This photo is so symbolic. Hope life gets back to some sense of normality this year

[Carole Sandford]

A powerful image. Scenes in recent days have been of behaviour not usually associated with America by the rest of the world!

[Clare Gadsby]

a sad, sad day, april. thinking of you all. a powerful, moving image

[Steve Jacob]

The pictures I saw on tv were horrible. How can it have come to this?

[Jacqueline]

Moving photo!

[haskar]

Very powerful image.

[Susie]

Such sad times. Wonderful image, says it all.

[Tunia McClure]

I'm hoping we have hit bottom and will now start to mend.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

This is a powerful image. The events of the past 4 incredibly harmful years has lead up to this incredibly sad and horrifying day. If I never see another Drump flag or sticker it will be too soon. Gawd, I hope we can recover from this pathologic, delusional administration.