Is it passion or incitement?
Normally I would think this is “merely” political rhetoric – bad political rhetoric, hyperbolic, rabble-rousing (not in a good way), reckless, but not unmistakably incitement to violence. That’s probably wrong, it’s probably because this kind of frenzy has been normalized, I’ve probably been conditioned to think that just as others have…or then again maybe it’s just standard free speech thinking.
At any rate, at this moment in history, I don’t think it’s mere.
Jayyyy-zussss. A lot of responses to the tweet calling him out, but the Magats are also out in force expressing anger that he “sold out” and “gave up on the fight”.
This is CULT LIKE BEHAVIOR. It’s insane.
The Forward has published “A guide to the extremists and hate groups that invaded the capitol”.
tl;dr: Q-Anon, white supremacists, and neo Nazis. These are the “patriots” “we love”.
Brian M, I was just telling my husband I imagine these rioters feel like they are trying to stop Pontius Pilate from crucifying the chosen one. It’s frightening. They really believe he is chosen by God, and not by television, to lead them.
I thought that television and God were one and the same.
Stephen Colbert had a few choice words to those Republican senators today … (in case you haven’t seen it yet).