Gabriel Sterling, a high-ranking [Republican] Georgia elections official, walked to a lectern in the State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday and angrily denounced the violent threats and harassment directed at people working on elections issues, urging President Trump to condemn it.
“It has to stop,” said Mr. Sterling, a Republican. “Mr. President, you have not condemned this language or these actions. This has to stop. We need you to step up, and if you’re going to take a position of leadership, show some.”
...
Speaking loudly, emotionally and deliberately, Mr. Sterling said that Mr. [Georgia Sec. of State] had intruders on his personal property. He said that Mr. Raffensperger’s wife was “getting sexualized threats through her cellphone.” Mr. Sterling said he had police protection outside his own house.
He mentioned reports that Joe diGenova, a lawyer for the Trump campaign, said that Christopher Krebs — a federal cybersecurity official who was fired shortly after saying that the election was fair — should be shot.
But Mr. Sterling said that “the straw that broke the camel’s back” had to do with a contractor for a voting system company in Gwinnett County who was targeted by someone who hung a noose and said he should be “hung for treason” simply for doing a routine element of his job. — NY Times
Nice quote - thank you! But what does it mean here? Who has forgotten their aim? Or perhaps like a dog who lives in a world he does not entirely comprehend, you see constraint because of an out-of-control pandemic that has sickened about 65M people and killed about 1.5M and counting - and either the vaccines work or it gets much much worse - and suppose it "fascist" oppression.“Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.” — NOS4A2
The lie the election was stolen will cause high voter turn out for Republicans for years, whereas most democratic voters will relax once Trump is gone. — Benkei
I predict a 4 year presidency. — Benkei
Oh I know!!!He’ll save the worst till last. God knows what’s going to happen in January. — Wayfarer
Get involved in philosophical discussions about knowledge, truth, language, consciousness, science, politics, religion, logic and mathematics, art, history, and lots more. No ads, no clutter, and very little agreement — just fascinating conversations.