Thanks.
It’s interesting watching the various RINOs and fake conservatives already positioning themselves to resume their role of controlled opposition. This disingenuous comment from Lindsey Graham is a perfect example.
“I prayed he would lose: He won! He’s the legitimate president of the United States...”
Likewise I headed over to FOX to see how they’re covering it. Hannity is calling it straight like I expected - pointing out that those who committed violence don’t represent the MAGA movement and were likely infiltrators.
But moving on to Tucker. The guy is so slick in the way he positions himself to lead the resistance. He condemns the use of force taken by the police against peaceful protestors today. What a guy! He stands with us! Except all the while he discusses it in the context of “the upcoming Biden administration”.
His basic premise is, “Millions of Americans believe the election was stolen. Whether you agree with them or not, these people genuinely believe the election was stolen and have lost confidence in our elections. You don’t change their mind through violence or shutting down free speech. Our new leaders will try to silence them. What’s happening today will be used by the people taking power today to strip you of the rights you were born with, etc....”
Notice what he doesn’t say? He doesn’t say that those who believe the election was stolen are correct, but rather that “we need to respect them because this is something they sincerely believe. Notice what he does say? Our new leaders .... blah blah blah. He’s already positioning himself to be the ‘resistance’ to an administration whose ascension to power he’s enabling.
I always knew this guy was full of it. Slick, clever arguments that are designed to co-opt a segment of the population into surrendering when it matters. The Greeks had a term for people like Tucker - sophists. Tucker’s one of the most subtle and effective sophists I’ve ever seen, but if you look hard enough the clues were always there.