Protesters in US Capital Building

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we're closer to being a failed state than many realize.

And the lie that the election that was rigged was spread by the right-wing media and the Republican leadership. People think that fake news and conspiracy theories are harmless and just free speech. Well, our enemies know the damage disinformation can do. We understand the use of disinformation on our enemies. Free speech should come with responsibility.

Mr. Trump's decades of ruling from the "corner office" did nothing to prepare him for four years of presiding from the Oval Office.  Mix that in with his infantile sore loser reactions, and his lies about "It's not fair" and "cheater, cheater" somehow seem to all make sense.

Note that I am not at all trying to excuse his behavior; it is just that when you perceive (as I do) Mr. Trump as an overgrown child who is used to getting his own way, it seems only natural that he would develop into a tyrant who blames everyone around him for his own failures.

What a loser!

Trump has now decided that he will not be at the inauguration of Biden and Harris. I assumed that was a forgone conclusion months ago when he lost the election:

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-bi ... 26650.html

It would be fitting if he was quickly removed from office (25th Amendment or impeachment) and have all presidential perks revoked for life, including protection (the Secret Service). Impeachment from both houses of Congress would prevent him from holding political office for life in this country. Guess that would ruin his plans for a return campaign in four years. We might get him to really cry at that point, not to mention when he ends up in a prison cell. He should be charged with a minimum of five counts of negligent man-slaughter for inciting the riot, with double time given for the specific death of the police officer.

The mob that overran the Capital never worked in the corner office. The Republican support of white supremacy and authoritarianism has fueled this crowd. Our social media companies have given them the platform to organize and spread their ideology. There already seems to be some organization for more right-wing protests on Jan 20. Trump did not exist in a vacuum.

Without the leader, the followers have no direction or purpose.

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Anything to the right of Bernie and AOC is fascist!

Don't be silly.

Aww, c'mon!  He is just being sarcastic!

It is like saying "Anyone to the left of Augustus Invictus and Christopher Cantwell is a Socialist".

The corporate wheels are paving the way for Biden to pardon Trump. I've read a couple of commentaries advocating for that, this one from NBC:

https://www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject. ... cna1247986

I told you the corrupt take care of each other, despite the performative political theater in which they engage.

Why do people always confuse opinion with fact? This is an opinion piece.

I didn't say it was fact, I simply stated this is how it starts.

What's going to happen to the enablers and people that cheered on Trump for the past 4 years?!

Are they really going to try and stay relevant? Stay involved? Claim their opinion is still valid??!

There is also a difference between personal cynicism and fact. Democrats are trying to oust the president right now. A pardon seem unlikely.

All of that would seem to be the case ... unless they get banned, censored, or otherwise "cancelled".

People who spent 4 years gleefully dismissing claims that just this kind could happen while calling it 'trump derangement syndrome' need to take a long hard look at themselves. They absolutely wont though.