Since American politics is dominated by two major parties, like ours, I wasn’t surprised when I found out that former president Donald Trump was acquitted over charges of “incitement and insurrection” at the Capitol Hill riot on January 6. As one who believes in democracy, though, and watching the evidence that was unfolding during the impeachment trial, I still hoped that right would win over wrong and conscience would overcome partisanship. I was wrong. Partisan politics is so deeply ingrained in one’s way of thinking and reasoning that only a miracle could change one’s mind. Because our politics, here in Malta, is also based on a two-party system, one could understand how difficult it was for the outcome to be different.