As I listen to one republican after another suggesting democrats should stop IMPEACHMENT because it’s so divisive I almost gag. These are people who have been aiding and abetting individual 1’s BIGGEST LIE that he “won the election in a landslide” and the democrats are “stealing it” from him – essentially, by allowing Black people to vote. 147 republican members of Congress stood with the INSURRECTIONISTS even after the ILLEGAL INVASION of the Capitol Building – those are the people who have the power to reduce the “division.” They simply need to ADMIT they’ve been LYING to their (STUPID) constituents that the election was actually full of fraud. You know, “fraud” not ONE of them who can quantify with anything resembling evidence.
This has also happened in the governors “race” in my home state of Washington where the right wing candidate who was SOUNDLY defeated in the election has refused to “concede” (apparently, trying to be like individual 1). He’s also, apparently, grifted enough cash from his supporters to be able to pay a lawyer to go to court challenging the results. However, in this instance, the Attorney General of the State of Washington informed the lawyer they were going to move to dismiss the lawsuit as “frivolous” and, should he fail to withdraw it, they would file a complaint with the state Bar Association. At that point the lawyer withdrew the lawsuit and withdrew his representation of his crazy client. And, now, other lawyers are (still) petitioning the court to discipline the losing candidate’s lawyer.
I have an acquaintance who is (sadly) full on sucked in to individual 1’s cult who now sounds just like a white nationalist and, in his latest message to me, is – once again – predicting a “civil war.” He uses the term “conservative” to suggest people like the “Proud Boys” are “conservatives.” These people MUST stop allowing right wing echo chamber media outlets to BRAINWASH them ASAP. I’ve been pointing out for years individual 1, the republican party, and the right wing “echo chamber” have all adopted the “Big Lie Theory” of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels. I’m now hearing members of the “mainstream” media referencing individual 1’s claim (along with his republican sycophants) that “I won the election in a landslide” along with “the democrats are stealing the election” as the “Big Lie. They’re coming around – now, they simply need to educate the public that “Big Lie” is part of the Nazi propaganda scheme they’ve adopted as their strategy.
By and large, I (an optimist) believe MOST Americans don’t support people who would attempt to overthrow our government. My acquaintance I mentioned above now sounds like someone affiliated with the so-called “Boogaloo” movement – a neo-Nazi hate group which is focused on starting a race war. I’ve pointed out several times since the LYNCHING of George Floyd and the protests which followed that I believe much of the violence and destruction caused during those protests were actually caused by members of the “Boogaloo” movement who infiltrated the protests with their hammers, crowbars, and baseball bats as they started bashing windows and encouraging protesters to vandalize various businesses. In almost every instance I’ve read about since then, the perpetrator arrested was a right wing instigator – not the so-called “Antifa terrorists” we’ve heard so much about from individual 1 and William Barr.
The division in America will not subside as long as individual 1’s supporters continue to spread the “Big Lie” as opposed to apologizing to their constituents for LYING to them about the election – which was called the “most secure” in our history by individual 1’s own appointment to the cyber security department which was protecting the various state elections from voter fraud – which, of course they accomplished. Yet, the places like “Fox news” which has been a LARGE part of the problem have been STILL pushing the LIE. This is sad on so many fronts.
Take for example, there’s still a raging pandemic (and, it’s getting WORSE by the day) which individual 1 abandoned all the way back in June where – over the past week and a half there have been half a dozen days where the DEATH toll of Americans has exceeded 4000 of our citizens. Yet, many republicans continue to act as if this is not a problem. Many of them continue refusing to wear a mask – just one thing they can do to protect those around them – not a guarantee, but a signal we’re all trying to “crush this virus.” Joe Biden has announced a robust plan to do just that and now we’re going to be depending on republicans in the Senate to agree to support it in order to get it approved quickly.
The acquaintance I mentioned above, previously, has referred to Covid-19 as “the flu” just like the “echo chamber” he apparently spends his time in. I really don’t see how anyone can look at the actual data – the DEATH toll will exceed 400,000 in less than ELEVEN months the day individual 1 leaves Washington DC (with his “tail between his legs”) The Obama administration kept the DEATH toll to under 35,000 during the H1N1 crisis and actually left a “playbook” for individual 1’s administration to protect “we the people” from the next pandemic. We’re hardly talking about this as we’ve got a bunch of right wing extremist wack jobs believing the “Big Lie” of individual 1 and threatening to Capitals all across the nation as they continue to attempt an overthrow of our government and a “free and fair” election. Shame on them!
Online, these thugs exchange messaging where many of them talk as if they’re willing to “die” for their cause. Well, now there are over 20,000 armed National Guard troops in Washington DC so they’ve got a golden opportunity to do just that. However, my prediction is they won’t show up as planned this week – unless they can find a state Capital which is not fortified. I’m guessing MOST of these people are actually the very COWARDS they appear, but, I suppose, time will tell. I just shake my head when people like the person I mentioned above suggests there will be another “civil war” – I very succinctly responded to him, if so, it will end just like the last one. These are a bunch of white people who just can’t accept the reality America is evolving to a “more perfect union.” It may have to do so without a bunch of these thugs.
Of course, it won’t be long until a WHOLE bunch of them will be sitting in a jail cell next to some of the people they despise. It was reported today by the FBI they’ve already identified OVER 300 of the INSURRECTIONISTS and the charges these people are looking at are not minimal. We’re talking about Sedition which is another word for TRAITOR and carries a prison term of, at least, 20 years – some of them will be facing MURDER or Attempted MURDER charges on top of Sedition. Plus, there’s a bunch of other SERIOUS charges a whole bunch of them will face. For example, close to 20 “former or active” members of the military have been identified. It’s not likely to end well for any of them. And, of course, there were a bunch of active or former members of various police departments around the country – which is exactly why people are wanting “police reform.” (You can call it whatever you like)
I’m not a fan of Moscow Mitch, but you can see what he’s doing right now. He has a two fold “strategy” in my mind – if I’m not giving him too much credit. He is holding over individual 1’s head a “threat” that he’d better not do anything else between now and the day he’s gone. For example, if he urges these people on again, he’ll be CONVICTED on the spot. Maybe if he starts “pardoning the INSURRECTIONISTS” he’ll be CONVICTED immediately. That’s the first part. Secondly, the time it will take to get from here to the Senate trial will allow the accumulation of more evidence – which, likely will lead to individual 1’s CONVICTION then – unless the Senate republicans are all a group of total COWARDS.
And, of course, then there are all the republicans in Congress who were complicit in this INSURRECTION. The obvious violators are Josh Hawley and Mo Brooks plus the reports are intensifying there were members of Congress leading INSURRECTIONISTS through the halls of Congress on January 5th. OF COURSE, there were supposed to be NO tours in Congress due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so why were these people being shown where all the offices are? I think you can figure this out – unless, of course, you’re STUPID. Which would make you part of individual 1’s cult. Republicans need to apologize for their Big Lie – which, of course, they won’t. It’s the media and corporate America who need to put an end to the Nazi’s/republicans’ “Big Lie Theory” by exposing it and defunding it!
Final Thought: Well, today Franklin Graham stated, “Those who voted to IMPEACH individual 1 (he, of course, used his surname) are the equivalent to those who betrayed Jesus.” Honestly, I just can’t stop shaking my head. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? This, of course, is the son of Billy Graham and “Christians” all across the country will take his words as an OK to accept INSURRECTION in our nation’s Capital. It appears there’s a good chance I will practice my Christian beliefs in my own home after this is all over – because, I really don’t want to be associated with the people who think such STUPID thoughts as Mr. Graham – who, certainly SHOULD know better. I great reason why our founders were adamant in keeping the “church and the state” separate. Holy heresy!
I can’t stop there. As much as I “get” people who don’t know any better making some kind of comparison with our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING president, who has LIED something like 30,000 times since taking office, who has been accused of sexual assault by over two dozen women, who LIED his way out of the DRAFT back in the 60’s, who’s violated one law after another since taking office (and, of course, before), who’s been coddling dictators around the world, etc. etc. and Jesus Christ – Franklin Graham? Is he completely NUTS or is he relying on individual 1 supporters for his income? UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Once again for my lazy choice to skip re-reading and editing!