I realize I should be ignoring the man; I also realize how dangerous these statements can be given the existence of people willing to follow his beck and call to overthrow the government; and I also realize something doesn't have to be logical or consistent for Trump to say it and stick to it, but ....
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this new accusation that these organizations conspired to influence voters, not that they actually changed or miscounted any votes?
If so, how is it different from the accusations in 2016 that the election was inappropriately influenced by Russia et al, and if it isn't different, then why is it OK to overthrow the government now, but it wasn't then?
The proper response to 2016 was to investigate the inappropriate influence and figure out how to prevent it in the future. That is still the proper response, IMHO, to 2020.
Because the simple fact is that even if voters have been manipulated and mislead, their votes are their votes and there is no way to know what the result would have been without the inappropriate influence. Meaning the election is still legitimate, just as people like me were forced to recognize with regard to 2016.
But, again, Trump's position isn't based on truth or logic, and I know that. He's using words that appear to designed to start a civil war. Or get his ardent followers spurred to actions that will get them thrown into jail. How conservatives can still downplay his words and excuse his intentions is beyond me. This is beyond puffery, and we have enough lunatics in this country for calls to action such as these to find willing takers. If he isn't aware of that, he's an idiot. Since I do not believe he is an idiot, he must be aware.
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Mom to an amazing young adult AS son, plus an also amazing non-AS daughter. Most likely part of the "Broader Autism Phenotype" (some traits).