I took some time to digest the attack on the Capitol Building before writing just to make sure i had as many facts as possible so this may take two editions to get it all out so bear with me.
To set the record straight, I have many friends who are Republicans and they are very much aware that I've voted both sides of the fence in numerous presidential elections so we enjoy an energetic exchange of policy ideas on a regular basis because they have no idea what side I'm going to take in a discussion, which led me to my this idea regarding 'Black Wednesday'. I spoke with 11 people who I knew voted for donald trump and asked for their perspective on the attack at the Capitol Building.
Eight people said they were 'disgusted' with trump and he was directly responsible for the riot and he should be removed from office either thru article 25 or impeachment. The other two said the country should just wait until January 20th and let him 'fade away'. ALL TEN said trump apparently suffers from some type of mental illness. ALL TEN. ALL REPUBLICANS.
And now we go to supporter #11........ "All trump did was to tell people to demonstrate but he's not responsible for anything beyond that." Fair enough. I can understand how a fervent supporter would take that position so I presented that view to the original ten and they collectively said (and I've cleaned it up) that "#11 is full of crap and to absolve trump of any responsibility is dangerous in itself." Please remember that comment comes from 10 people who ALWAYS vote republican.
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And now we have to deal with UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMORS about Black Wednesday.
Rumor #1) The police drove three bus loads of the ANTIFA organization to the capitol and they had orders to make the trump supporters look bad. WRONG.
There is absolutely no PROOF of this happening. Just more finger pointing and jaw jacking by people who feed off of conspiracies.
But there are two officers in trouble for:
A) being stupid by posing for pictures with the rioters and B) acting as a freaking tour guide. Those officers should be disciplined but no one drove a bus. I do want to bring your attention to a photo from the 1930's when the Indiana State Police posed with John Dillinger, who was in jail for bank robbery and murder. Arms around his shoulders and big smiles on everyone's faces. Cops don't always do the smartest things.
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Rumor #2) The rioters weren't trump supporters but 'planted' people (ANTIFA usually gets the blame here--it's the 'go-to' for republicans when they screw up--see the paragraph at the end of this missive) to make the trumpty-dumpties look bad. "All of the trump supporters stopped when they got to the outside stairs." WRONG AGAIN.
Now I don't care where you get your news but every legitimate network has released personal information or actually interviewed those who have been arrested thus far. Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Arizona and on and on. The FBI even snatched up a guy who works 20 miles from my house. Those interviewed on camera after their arrest admitted to being fervent trump supporters and said they will still support him. THE PEOPLE WHO RIOTED ARE TRUMP'S PEOPLE, plain & simple.
OUTSIDERS CAUSING TROUBLE? I think not. Republicans should be disturbed, disgusted and frightened by what happened. should be.
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It is well known that 30% of trump's base support consist of people with very limited education and they were out in full force on Wednesday which leads us to rumor #3.
"They didn't do any damage or cause any problems at the Capitol. They were just inside protesting." 100% ABSO-FREAKING-LUTELY WRONG!
Let's start with the death of a police officer who was struck in the head when some coward pitched a fire extinguisher into a group of policemen on the stairs. That should be enough to defuse their claim of 'innocent protesting' but let's add to it. Follow that up with an officer who was pushed over a restraining fence and add to that the officer who was trapped against the wall by the surging crowd and screaming for help and of course, let's not forget the officer who was dragged by the legs from the porch to the stairs and then beaten with flag poles.
Trashing congressional offices? Breaking windows? Kicking in doors? Theft? Spraying mace at officers? One trump supporter even walked out with speaker's podium! p.s. He was arrested on Friday in Florida and charged federally with 4 various counts.
Innocent? hardly. Criminals? definitely. And I can't wait to see the looks on their faces when video evidence is presented in court and facial recognition software matches them up.
The fun part of the aftermath is when these domestic terrorists are arrested by the FBI. I've noticed on their mug shots that those smug smiles displayed on Wednesday have disappeared. Think it's because they were informed of the penalties they're facing?
It was all fun & games when their feet were up on the Speaker's desk or sitting in the Vice-President's chair. Can't wait for the federal judges to pronounce sentences on these pricks.
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AND JUST TO REPEAT A POINT, before any of the trumpty-dumpties try to invoke their conspiracy theories to absolve the rioters and the entire republican party, EVERYONE arrested to date has proudly stated they are trump supporters and "would do it again" if given the chance.
And now for the educational finish today with more to come later.
Now read this part closely or if you can't due to your lack of education, have someone read it to you. ANTIFA is not an organization...... there is no membership, no clubhouse, no leaders, no dues and no leaders. There are no uniforms or regulations.
ANTIFA is a philosophy and a mindset and it means ANTI-FASCISTS and they exist on the far left of the democratic party but they are not aligned with the main stream because violence is built into their philosophy and that is unacceptable.
They simply believe that the FAR RIGHT are fascists and they will do battle with them at the drop of a hat.
Now, WHAT IS A FASCIST? Take your pick from neo-nazis, skinheads, proud boys and the grand-daddy of them all, the ku klux klan. They are all fascist organizations who hate Jews and Catholics and liberals.......and they all have leaders and clubhouses and dues paying members and promote new membership and they publicly support donald trump and constantly attend his rallies. SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
That's it for now. Enjoy your day because things will get a lot better next Wednesday. Remember when the countdown was 80 days, then 75........? Now it's just 8 days !!
Stay Warm.
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