Locsin on the US Capitol siege

A READER wrote: “It is no longer USA.  The new name is UBRA, United Banana Republic of America.”

His was an allusion to rioters violently taking over the Capitol building in Washington, DC last week while the United States Congress was in the process of certifying the victory of Joe Biden as the next US president. The legislators had to flee the congressional chamber for their safety. Five people reportedly died during the riot, including a former servicewoman, who was allegedly shot by a policeman on leave, and two police officers, who died because of injuries suffered during clashes with the rioters.