Here is Greenwald's explanation of the counterfactual reality created for us by Democrats:

"The orgy of psychodrama today [Jan 6, 2022] was so much worse and more pathetic than I expected — and I expected it to be extremely bad and pathetic. 'House Democrats [waited] their turn on the House floor to talk to Dick Cheney as a beacon for American democracy,' reported CNN's Edward-Isaac Dovere. Nancy Pelosi gravely introduced Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton to sermonize and sing about the importance of American democracy. The Huffington Post's senior politics reporter Igor Bobic unironically expressed gratitude for 'the four legged emotional support professionals roaming the Capitol this week, helping officers, staffers, and reporters alike.' Yesterday, CNN's Kaise Hunt announced: 'Tomorrow is going to be a tough one for those of us who were there or had loved ones in the building. Thinking of all of you and finding strength knowing I'm not alone in this.' Unsurprisingly but still repellently: Kamala Harris today compared 1/6 to 9/11."