Sunday, June 6, 2021

A key to the Republican mindset -- and mindlessness

 

Disturbing article in the Washington Post a few days ago.

The really scary reason Republicans don’t want to face the truth about Jan. 6

Excerpts below:

"That was another way of saying that he [Scummy traitorous Senator McConnell] would prefer that voters not be reminded of Trump’s own culpability for inciting his supporters to smash their way into the Capitol two weeks before he was due to be evicted from the White House — and for doing little to stop a rampaging mob that Trump subsequently described as “very special” people.

The more dangerous truth is that a not-insignificant portion of the GOP’s Trumpian base actually appears to believe that the violent mob was justified in its effort to disrupt Congress as it conducted its pro forma tally of the electoral votes that made Joe Biden the 46th president.

Even more worrisome were the 15 percent overall — and, again, 28 percent of Republicans — who were of the opinion that because “things have gotten so off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country.” "

I hope this doesn't surprise you.  It certainly doesn't surprise me.

 

 

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