A reader also believes Democrats are exploiting the Capitol Building riot for political purposes. Our nation is in crisis. We are faced with some of the most difficult societal challenges in generations. As we saw two weeks ago in D.C. and as we have seen here in Oregon, we are in a time of increased political violence. A faction of this country is using violence and intimidation to try and overturn a valid election and harm their opponents. These are the same tactics that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and thousands of others marched against, and that ultimately cost him his life.