Whether you call it an incursion, a riot, or an insurrection, the events at the U.S. Capitol a year ago created an important cleavage in this nation’s political fabric.

Yet now, in the face of such a serious event, far too many Republicans have spent a year belittling the Capitol incursion’s importance. Meanwhile, too many Democrats have used it to express political bloodlust against former President Donald Trump rather than act soberly in hopes of warding off repeat performances.