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One more on that January 6 protest

Journal by khallow
Once more, we have journals about the alleged insurrection of January 6. My take on that is that even if you're a US poster, the US is a free country and thus, you are free to be idiots. I'm also free to tell you that.

But you miss the real story. I quite agree that Trump riled up a bunch of loyal supporters and pointed them at the Capitol. I quite agree that he and his lackeys then dragged their feet on defending the Capitol from a riot that he caused. Those are shitty moves, but genuine politics - meaning any supporter who put up with his shenanigans (he's done worse) to that point isn't going to be concerned about some more shenanigans. Maybe it even rises to the level of insurrection though I'd like to see more there than some impotent whining that Trump didn't sign a confession.

The nasty move is near instantly throwing those supporters under the bus. This is the real Trump. They did what Trump wanted them to do and now they're fucked without a word of encouragement or any other support from Trump. Same goes for the people who filed all those useless lawsuits.

He's over it.

Here, we have naked betrayal of his most loyal followers - rewarded for their efforts with prison time and huge fines. If Trump's critics can't run with that, then we need a new batch.
 

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    (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday August 07 2022, @04:41PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday August 07 2022, @04:41PM (#1265436)
    A big problem here is that people here are couching arguments in terms of their own points of view. You think it's an insurrection, Trump's behavior is atrocious, etc. The problem is that the supporters see things very differently. Merely repeating your viewpoint won't connect with that other viewpoint. My argument is different because it's an argument from supporters' viewpoints. Trump will pardon Rod Blagojevich, but won't pardon his loyal supporters who risked serious injury and public shame to protest for him. Trump won't say a word publicly in defense of the January 6 protests and acts like it never happened. Some of his loyal supporters are on the hook for millions, perhaps even billions of dollars of fines, but not Trump.

    He cowardly kept all that well away from himself. That's not the sign of a strong leader who cares about his followers.

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