Stranger danger
The Guardian live on Trump’s incitement of fascist revolt:
Minnesota governor Tim Walz said he has been unable to reach the president or the vice president to decipher the meaning of Trump’s “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” tweet.
What can they say? “He meant fascist men with guns should forcibly take over the government of Minnesota and throw it open to the pandemic.” I don’t suppose they want to say that to the governor, just about him.
The Democratic governor told the Wall Street Journal that his calls to the White House in the past couple of hours have gone unreturned.
Trump’s tweet echoed messaging from right-wing protesters who have expressed outrage about stay-at-home orders meant to limit the spread of coronavirus.
Meanwhile Fox “News” person says:
That is an A+ super good analogy!
It really is just like freeing people oppressed by war, tyranny, and so on.
Wartime “president” indeed. Trump is now fighting a war on two fronts; one against the invisible enemy, the other against Democratic governors. The latter is clearly the higher priority. Holy shit, this is insane: he wants to add a civil war to a depression in the midst of a pandemic. Of course, the governors are fighting the virus and the federal government, (along with Trump’s followers and lackies, many of whom are armed). There is clearly no line Trump can cross that will cause Republicans to balk: 25 for 45, STAT!
Ladies and gentlemen, this war, should it come to that, has found its Tokyo Rose.
However one feels about American intervention/adventurism/imperialism/whatever, Ingraham is calling for the violent overthrow of elected governments within the United States. Jesus Fuck.
The Iraqis and Afghanis were mostly you (Fox) lot…