What a disgrace. The process summarized:
First—already long before Election Day in 2020—he spreads a massive, groundless lie that the upcoming election is rigged and stolen, convincing large parts of the population to believe it.
Then, when both the election is lost and the election lie is exposed, and he is about to step down, he incites his supporters to march on Congress and “fight like hell” to overturn the election result.
Next, when the mob actually storms Congress, 174 police officers are injured, five people die (within 36 hours), and several representatives—including his own vice president—fear for their lives, he stands and watches TV for 187 minutes before asking the intruders to “go home.”
Finally, when the Capitol rioters are sentenced after a lengthy trial—for theft, incitement, and attacking and injuring police officers—he elevates them to patriots and martyrs, calling January 6th “a day of love.” We should not sympathize with the police officers who sacrificed themselves during the attack (some committed suicide afterward), but with the savages who attacked them.
And in the end, when, incredibly, he becomes president again, he pardons nearly all of the nearly 1,600 convicted, including a far-right militia leader who received 22 years in prison. So, you escape the consequences for using violence and attempting to overthrow an elected government, as long as you do it on behalf of a politically powerful person.
This is the democratic beacon, the United States, in 2025. This is Donald J. Trump, the president who promises to restore “common sense,” respect the rule of law and the Constitution, make Americans proud again, and make the rest of the world feel awe and admiration.
It makes me want to puke. Especially when you know there is an endless line of otherwise reasonable, well-informed people ready to defend Trump and everything he does.
He was just accusing me using shared talking points from a discord server in another thread. Somebody needs therapy.
