“All of This Could Have Been Avoided”
Yes, the call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger could have been the end.
But what about his attempted overthrow of the U.S. federal government on January 6th? His 34 felony convictions? His adjudication as a rapist? His profiting billions of dollars from his office? His accepting bribes for pardoning his wealthy donors convicted of fraud or those who beat up cops at the U.S. Capitol?
Most failed democracies didn’t have dozens of different opportunities to prevent their demise.
We have no one to blame but ourselves.
While human civilization is far from perfect, most of the world’s people are kind and decent. Sure, there are rogue countries led by the most horrific dictators imaginable, yet all but one of the developed nations on Earth support their citizens with universal healthcare.
The most significant mistake Trump’s making currently seems to be a blend of his indifference to the wellbeing of our people and his broadly discredited, though constantly repeated claim that the 2020 election was rigged against him.
It’s hard to disagree with most of this.
I suggest that it would end with essentially what we’re seeing right now. Instead of being used to spread harmony and scientific truth, it’s used to promote hate and divisiveness, while forwarding disinformation on important scientific matters on climate, vaccinations, and so forth.
With each passing day, we learn of some new aspect to life on Earth that Trump has ruined.
Charles Schultz must be turning over in his grave.
Apparently, many congressional Republicans are concerned about Trump’s talk tonight, as it will center around the “stolen” election of 2020; they say it focuses too much on the past, and not enough on today’s “kitchen table issues,” e.g., the economy, healthcare, the war, etc.
Obama is ranked at or near the bottom by the MAGA base, but somehow he’s ranked an average of #7 by historians (who can read and write).
Of course, it’s possible that Democrats respect the religious beliefs of others, and that the Trump base is a collection of idiots who will believe anything.
