Shouldn't it be the government that decides what to censor or is it up to private organizations? — FreeEmotion
Worse than Trump alone are the groups like the Proud Boys, QAnon, and millions of demented Republicans who have a symbiotic relationship with Trump. Even if we lynched Donald tomorrow, his followers would remain at large and in a position to cause more, maybe much more, trouble. — Bitter Crank
Trump won Democrats the presidency and the senate and destroyed the right-wing online media space almost in its entirety. All in the space of a few months. Undercover operative? — Baden
didn't believe him of course because cmon. But who knows? — 8livesleft
Mass delusions of the political kind are quite common. We socialists in American engage in delusional thinking just about every day. In this we share delusional thinking with people who think that through hard work and inspiration they will become rich, maybe as rich as Elon Musk or Bill Gates — Bitter Crank
The US Constitution restricts The State (or the states) from interfering with free speech. Private organizations (like churches, corporations, universities) are not so limited. That's why speech codes are more common on private campuses than public ones, or why Congress can not make Donald Trump shut the .... — Bitter Crank
The tragedy of the situation is that so many millions of people have been sucked into his vortex of delusion. — Wayfarer
Wherefore President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. — CNN, Articles of Impeachment, Excerpt
I am not sure denying evil Trump supporters from expressing their views is in line with allowing free speech. — FreeEmotion
To paraphrase an old saying: we have nothing to gain but more chains. I think it is time to bow down to people in power and accept our lot with meekness and thanksgiving. — FreeEmotion
“Other than Netflix, Andrew Cuomo and the virus itself, no one has benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic more than American billionaires. — FreeEmotion
How would he know if ballots were scanned multiple times? How would you know? — FreeEmotion
seems like the only two plausible outcomes are that Republicans let their party be completely consumed by insane Trumpers, or else the party splits. In either case the standard Republicans lose, but if they split the party the insane Trumpers lose too. I guess it comes down to whether it’s better to be effectively an undead zombie party ruining everything you might have once cared for, or just a dead party. — Pfhorrest
Certainly. That is how crazy things are now in the GOP.Hasn't Trumpism or cult-politics proven to be a failed strategy to maintain power? The Republican Party lost the White House and the majority in both chambers of Congress in only 4 years. — praxis
Yet that's what it has come down to in the Republican party: to appease these fringe elements that have taken over the party. Anything that the majority of Republicans believe will be their line. Or they could chosen the Mitt Romney road, which they didn't. Somebody like Cruz might otherwise appear totally normal say rational things, but he will go with the crazy ideas permutating in the Trump party. Because crazy ideas are permutating in the Trump party.People like Howley and Cruz may be power-hungry but they're not cult leaders who can spin a web of fantasies and lies that can capture Trump supporter's apparent appetite for faith-based leadership. — praxis
What happened at the Capitol was despicable and horrific. Each and every one of those terrorists need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
The election of 2020, like the election of 2016, was hard fought and, in many swing states, narrowly decided. The 2020 election, however, featured unprecedented allegations of voter fraud, violations and lax enforcement of election law, and other voting irregularities.
"Voter fraud has posed a persistent challenge in our elections, although its breadth and scope are disputed. By any measure, the allegations of fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election exceed any in our lifetimes.
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