“Neither Maher nor Moore would say it,”
It’s the riots, stupid.
I really expected Joe Biden to go to his convention and say “Look, I disagree with everything Trump says, but we have to come together as a people and condemn absolutely the looting and rioting. Let’s work with these mayors to get their cities under control so the real protesters can march for justice...blah blah blah.” Then his friends in BLM and Antifa would “magically” stand down.
He loses nothing by condemning the violence, he keeps his street creds with those who still think the protests are legit, and he shows the ability to work with the other side of the aisle.
Seems simple, right? Instead the old guy trotted out the lie about “Fine People” and the rest is history. Now it’s too late for him to condemn the violence. It will make people ask why he waited so long if he really believed it needed to be said.