Trump Is No Longer the Problem. His Army of Followers Is

Slate ^ | 11/20/2020 | Dahlia Lithwick

[Tench_Coxe]

"....Indeed, if one were inclined to worry, this current manifestation of legal nihilism, maximalism and nullification are far more dangerous than the version we learned to live with for the past four years, because this new one is now operating separate and apart from Trump. We don’t have to wait to see what happens when Josh Hawley or Tom Cotton runs as a “competent” authoritarian in 2024. Even without a formal figurehead, competent authoritarianism is seeping up from below. It’s coming from Trump supporters who deny the legitimacy of the election, state officials who are pushing false claims, lawyers making laughable arguments. Trump is almost immaterial to them. The real problem is the emboldened Trumpists who refuse to give over, and Ben Sasse and Mitt Romney notwithstanding, that behavior goes from the people who attend the MAGA rallies all the way up to the top of the GOP"

[AmericanMermaid]

They are trying to gaslight us with the “healing” bit. They want to be able to say they tried when they start arresting us and whatever else they have in mind.

[DoodleBob]

"....Indeed, if one were inclined to worry, this current manifestation of legal nihilism, maximalism and nullification are far more dangerous than the version we learned to live with for the past four years, because this new one is now operating separate and apart from Hillary. ..Even without a formal figurehead, competent authoritarianism is seeping up from below. It’s coming from Biden supporters who force the legitimacy of the election, state officials who are pushing false claims, liberal lawyers making laughable arguments. Biden is almost immaterial to them. The real problem is the emboldened Bidenistas who refuse to give over and that behavior goes from the people who attend the Antifa riots all the way up to the top of the DNC"

[Skywise]

Yeah FU pal - we’re not going anywhere.

[KobraKai]

The FBI set up the Russia hoax.

[AmericanMermaid]

That meme has always given me chills because it is true. This is a battle being fought in both the physical and spiritual levels, and President Trump understood that from the start. Our comfort is that the Lord God is on our side.

[mrmeyer]

They’re going to ignore the law of unintended consequences at their own peril

[Right Wing Assault]

Lady, you like Sleepy Joe's follwers? Let's start with Antifa and BLM? Then the election cheater team?

[L,TOWM]

Soul free eyes and a face that hasn’t made the “O-face” in at least 30 years. Only surprise is the hair — quite a bit longer than regulation.

Same model run out from the same assembly line and just as buggy as the ones that got made 50 years ago. The look and the hate haven’t changed at all.

[Grampa Dave]

[SMARTY]

Army of followers?

Right-and we are not going away!

[Sirius Lee]

They are looking at us like we're a problem in need of an Ultimate Solution.

We are going to be in a shooting war before Winter is done, because I for one am not going to meekly board any boxcars, nor will many go quietly off to the death camps they are envisioning.

[SpaceBar]

The look of resentment, like Trump is responsible for the fact that she’s a bitter old crone.

[gathersnomoss]

O-face?
O-face.... O-face?
Oh, That O-Face!
Give a little bit, will ya!

[God luvs America]

If i and people like me are a problem for liberals, that’s a good thing which i cherish...

[null and void]

[mainerforglobalwarming]

I think the movement needs order and structure, to deal with the mess we have. The amount of time needed to start new political party is what we don’t have. There are 80 million of us that have got to network, get organized, and storm our county and state gop meeting now. Take over the infrastructure completely. On a daily basis the 80 million Trump supporter need to act decisively, we can’t be fragmented.

[Regulator]

The woman (?) is a foreigner, nothing more.

But being a Commie from Canada, and probably Eastern Europe as her origin, she’s already planning the gun confiscation, death camps and un-personing.

[No_More_Harkin]

AMEN!!!!
This cannot be said too often: “The media is the problem!” THEY create the hate-filled environment (and democrat politicians, but 90% is media) where conservatives are afraid to express their opinion in public for fear of harassment, scolding and shaming.
They misquote, lie, and project their crimes on conservatives then go and to the exact thing the admonish.

[knarf]

Why is FreeRepublic SO frikkin' flooded with left wing rag stories ?

Who the frick ARE you people, anyway ?

[null and void]

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