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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @08:08PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @08:08PM (#1264657)

    So what?

    The man has shown himself unworthy of the office. If Republicans renominate him your country becomes an even bigger farce.

    But you're right on leadership, if two geriatric has-beens were the best on offer out of a population of 300 million for the position of Omnipotent Supreme Leader of your fine nation then one wonders about the selection criteria.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @08:30PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @08:30PM (#1264665)

    Ageism?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @10:37PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @10:37PM (#1264686)

      Absolutely. In most white collar workplaces, employing new staff beyond their 70th birthday is unheard of.

      My mother is 18 months older than Mr Biden and worked part time until she was approximately 75. Expecting her to work a 100 hour week in the most important office in the land, surely not.

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday August 03 2022, @12:41PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 03 2022, @12:41PM (#1264763) Journal

    The man has shown himself unworthy of the office.

    This isn't saying anything serious. My take is that the last worthy president was probably Jimmy Carter, and he was a mediocre president at best.

    But you're right on leadership, if two geriatric has-beens were the best on offer out of a population of 300 million for the position of Omnipotent Supreme Leader of your fine nation then one wonders about the selection criteria.

    My take is that the issue is two-fold. Weird two faction dynamics combined with old people vote.