With so much at stake and so much misinformation around it seems that all election officials were put on high alert, making sure procedures set up to detect and avoid election fraud from happening.
And guess what it seems to have worked.
But of course Trump being Trump and Trumpers being Trumpers have a lot of difficulty dealing with either reality or rules that don't work out in their favor are kicking up conspiracy after conspiracy in a vain attempt to roll back reality.
I think the Trumpeteers don't care if it's valid or not, they think the wrong person won and it's worth breaking the country over it. I suspect some of them honestly believe the delusion that they're saving the country from communism, and to them that is more important than democracy or the rule of law.
I think the anti-Trumpers don't care if it's valid or not, they think the wrong person won in 2016 and it's worth breaking the country over it. I suspect some of them honestly believe the delusion that they're saving the country from fascism, and to them that is more important than democracy or the rule of law.
Have you seen what right-wing media has been like in recent years? It's a constant sea of "Radical leftists!" and "Socialist democrats!" headlines, talking about how the liberals want to destroy America because they hate wealth, hate Christianity and hate white people. Steep in that for long enough, and most people would become both angry, and convinced that the only way to save their country is to destroy the enemy that threatens it from within.
Good question - the general rule is that it's the opposite of whoever is answering the question. The protests were of what could fairly be called a left-wing alignment, yes - but that doesn't mean the rioters were. Sometimes a riot just needs a good excuse for people to turn up and have a good time.
It isn't that remarkable really (Score:5, Insightful)
With so much at stake and so much misinformation around it seems that all election officials were put on high alert, making sure procedures set up to detect and avoid election fraud from happening.
And guess what it seems to have worked.
But of course Trump being Trump and Trumpers being Trumpers have a lot of difficulty dealing with either reality or rules that don't work out in their favor are kicking up conspiracy after conspiracy in a vain attempt to roll back reality.
The result: currently Trump is
Re:It isn't that remarkable really (Score:2, Flamebait)
I think the Trumpeteers don't care if it's valid or not, they think the wrong person won and it's worth breaking the country over it. I suspect some of them honestly believe the delusion that they're saving the country from communism, and to them that is more important than democracy or the rule of law.
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I think the anti-Trumpers don't care if it's valid or not, they think the wrong person won in 2016 and it's worth breaking the country over it. I suspect some of them honestly believe the delusion that they're saving the country from fascism, and to them that is more important than democracy or the rule of law.
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Have you seen what right-wing media has been like in recent years? It's a constant sea of "Radical leftists!" and "Socialist democrats!" headlines, talking about how the liberals want to destroy America because they hate wealth, hate Christianity and hate white people. Steep in that for long enough, and most people would become both angry, and convinced that the only way to save their country is to destroy the enemy that threatens it from within.
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Remind me, who was rioting and looting and burning cities and attacking federal buildings for much of the year?
But you missed my point. Read the comment to which I replied; basic hypocrisy.
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Good question - the general rule is that it's the opposite of whoever is answering the question. The protests were of what could fairly be called a left-wing alignment, yes - but that doesn't mean the rioters were. Sometimes a riot just needs a good excuse for people to turn up and have a good time.
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You forgot the most common line of all: "They Hate America!" The delusion is strong in them.