I can never stop myself from throwing in a Sergio Leone reference.
So, in some ways I agree with you that the Trump terrorist group did do us a favor of sorts...though that favor did so far cost us 6 lives, two of them cops.
The favor was that due to what they did, Trump and his most wacko supporters are now clearly seen as a "terrorist organization" not just here domestically, but worldwide.
They left no doubt they are enemies of democracy, they openly wanted to commit murder (they are on video and all over the internet openly stating/screaming their intent was to enter the Capitol and kill Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence among others) and broke a multitude of laws in the process. They have lost their seat at the table and pretty much through their actions ended Donald Trump. Many of these people are going to be placed, and rightly so, on No Fly lists as they are officially terrorists. This will include members of groups like the Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer, Oath Keepers, militia lunatics, and all those identified in the attack on our nation on January 6th.
Trump himself suffered his most brutal blow in that they suspended him for life from his beloved Twitter account as he is now clearly identified as the "Terrorist in Chief."
Trump wanted to establish himself as the leader of a terrorist organization and he has done so. This leaves a massive problem for the elected senators and congressmen that still support him...they too are now members of the Trump terrorism cult and also need to be dealt with. That's 140 some criminal congressmen and probably a dozen or more senators.
It's no joke. These people have abandoned their country and their oaths to our constitution.
Hawley and Cruz are apparently who the Republicans want to offer up as the sacrificial lambs but that's only because their fellow Republicans did not like them in the first place.
The truth is many elected Republicans are responsible for long fomenting this disaster. Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks, Kevin McCarthy, the list is long. They need to be dealt with as the Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer, and militia lunatics are dealt with. Put them on the No Fly list, put them on watch lists as domestic terrorists, suspend their social media accounts to prevent them from inciting more violence.
These are bad people that do not deserve a seat at the table in our country because they pushed to cause the attack on our Capitol and now continue to incite violence and provide cover for terrorists through their continuing lies about that attack.
It needs to end and these people must be held accountable. It's not considered a free speech issue when you yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater when their is no fire creating panic and potentially causing injury and/or death in the panicked crowd. These people have been screaming fire for some time and continue to do so and it has now led to death and many injuries.
Time for accountability. Time for truth and reality to make a comeback.
Now, not all Trump supporters were in on this but here is what is really ugly and why we need to act to end this. We all know the numbers. We all know that in part why these elected Republicans have continued to support this madness is because some 75 million people voted for Trump.
How many of these people though support what happened at our Capitol though? We need to consider this because it tells us the size of Trump's terrorist group. The group that all should be marked down as domestic terrorists, be placed on watch lists, No Fly lists, be monitored as people that will kill, maim, and injure for their leader.
Well, the polling shows it is that magic number again...a number that has come up constantly during Trump's terror reign...30%.
That number is huge and really a giant red flag. The recent polling shows 30% of Republican voters strongly support the attack on our nation's Capitol.
30% of 75 million is 22.5 million potential terrorists running around here, armed dangerous, and that believe they need to take violent action against our country. That number of terrorists is enough to destroy our country if they act.
It's no secret that they are continuing to act and post all over the internet their intentions to continue their attacks. They have released their plans to repeat the attack on DC in all 50 state capitols. They have a kill list of politicians they want to take out. They believe that some police and military will act with them.
They are, like other terrorist organizations, using video and photos of their attack on the Capitol to recruit more members. Donald Trump intends to help and already is raging that he regrets he made a video where he states he is going to oversee a peaceful transition.
So, basically the favor breaks down to that the people that took part on our Capitol showed us they truly are terrorists, that their attack now goes into the book with actions like 9/11/2001 and that we can now identify this terror group.
Hopefully, this discourages Americans from participating but that discouragement needs to come through holding those responsible accountable. And I did not even touch upon the propaganda outlets like FOX, Newsmax, and One America Network.
