Heard John Dean on CNN and he said that Brannon will celebrate being in jail

[question everything]

as part of his plan to dismantle existing institutions. I am not sure exactly how..

[Ocelot II]

1. Bannon will try to portray himself as a martyr to the Deep State.

That isn't quite the same as dismantling an existing institution, but he'll certainly get a lot of props for his martyrdom from the MAGAts.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. Yes, sir. Ofc that's been his plan since birthing fascism in Europe.

Lady Justice versus Bannons foxy martyrdom?

M with the lady, as was DOJ.

[FalloutShelter]

24. As a "political prisoner"

[Irish_Dem]

2. I agree with John Dean. I think Bannon will milk it for as much as he can.

And make a mockery of the US government.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

5. Making a mockery of the DOJ will be tough given the contempt charge is open and shut.

Got legal summons. Got contempt of process. Got indicted. Got convicted. Got sentenced. Got jail.

It won’t take long, contempt of summons charges don’t.

[Irish_Dem]

23. Bannon specializes in GOP performance art.

Should be interesting.

[blm]

3. He likes his sway over hardened thugs.

[Marcuse]

6. Hitler was imprisoned too - with a view.

[OrlandoDem2]

7. Hitler was in jail too. That's how. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Hitler had a great time in jail.

Room service.
Personal secretary to whom he dictated "Mein Kampft".
Liberal visitation.
Gourmet meals (for vegetarians, of course).
No prison stripes. He wore his own clothes.
Plenty of press releases to let his followers know he was returning soon.

[Metaphorical]

8. Bannon Wants To Be His Idol: Hitler

Remember that Adolph Hitler was imprisoned for about a year for sedition in 1924, and he used that time to write Mein Kampf. This made him a martyr to the right, elevating him from being just one more angry voice in the wilderness to being a superstar. Bannon, to me, has always been one of the most dangerous men in America, precisely because unlike most of his compatriots, he's intelligent, understands the power of propaganda, and has no moral compass whatsoever. I'm sure the manuscript is already in first draft.

Bannon also knows that TFG will not make it to 2024, leaving a power vacuum and a divided Republican base. Bannon has long been Robert Mercer's attack dog, and I suspect the far-right deep money, which has already cooled hard on TFG, is now looking for a flag bearer.

[hlthe2b]

10. He's relishing using all this as more BS "evidence" of the deep state overreach or some such

nonsense on his talk show/podcast or whatever.

I agree with Dean, but that only underscores the necessity of locking him away as long as the law allows.

[Budi]

11. We ALL will celebrate Bannon being in jail.

Go to jail you filthy fk.

We'll celebrate too.

[Kid Berwyn]

12. John Dean was spot-on.

Bannon, Dean said, wants to destroy American democracy. Locking him up will garner attention, as well as attract followers and money.

My takeaway is we need to stamp out these NAZI bastards.

[Hortensis]

18. Chaos, disease, civil disorder, lawlessness on the streets and within.

As you say. Those who imagine his goal is to look like a martyr vastly underestimate it. Not to overestimate him, but his goal is to destroy western civilization as we know it in order to create new based on beliefs considered evil by most.

[C_U_L8R]

13. His celebration may end in the grim reality of the cell block

Fortunately for Bannon, he doesn't shower.

[LenaBaby61]

14. Yeah, I don't get what Dean's saying either ...

I like/respect Dean but what was supposed to happen? Allow that fat, smelly-looking, treasonous, drunk racist pig Bannon to keep getting speaking gigs where he's going around continuing to spread his racism, fascism and overthrow of the government like he's doing on the regular? If this ass draws this out and fights these 2 indictments trying to make himself a martyr SO BE IT. What I hope is that a few big bombshells come out of this before or smack dab in the middle of the mid-terms.

A lot of Dems like myself are feeling uneasy about seeing all of these racist, treasonous tRumpers NOT face any kind of backlash/justice from what they did in trying to lie to overthrow the government, and these secessionists who were told by their big, fat, crazy cult-leader to go walk down to the US Capitol and he'd meet them there on January 6th where they killed, maimed beat and tore up the US Capitol & police because they thought that they should try to stop the certification of a legitimate GE that Joe Biden WON.

[PortTack]

15. That may be the case. But the reality of living in a jail cell ....not so much fun

Highly doubt he will have his daily dose of whiskey..or whatever it is he drinks!

[bluestarone]

16. I really don't care if he enjoys Jail or prison, as long as his outcome is

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The same as HITLER'S!! ( DIE like Hitler)

[Klaralven]

29. You want Bannon to become dictator of the US and then start a world war?

[bluestarone]

30. Hell no

Want him to DIE like Hitler!

[Hortensis]

17. He knows how. Tear it down, burn it up, take it over.

Bannon's having another moment as he creates and attempts to grab opportunity.

John Dean has written a fair amount on his type, but most of his understanding of them, both the potentially murderous followers and their extremely dangerous leaders, was originally based on this book, which the author published on line free as a critical public service:

https://theauthoritarians.org/options-for-getting-the-book/

[Princess Turandot]

19. He's in his 60's. He might 'celebrate' it pod-wise, but...

On the other hand, he'll probably get flea treatment 'on the House' which (as usual) he looks like he needs.

[Scrivener7]

20. This seems to be the new message aimed at getting us to "just move on." It's dumb AF.

The Rule of Law requires his arrest.

[Deminpenn]

21. None, not a one, of Bannon and his ilk

want to go to jail. Maybe they think they want to go to jail, but their idealized version will be far from reality. And, because he's a famous or infamous white supremacist, wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he's put in isolation or solitary to keep him away from the general jail population for his own safety.

[Fullduplexxx]

22. So will we

[Cracklin Charlie]

25. Probably safest there.

I would think he’s in danger on many fronts.

[lame54]

26. Enjoy that toilet wine, Steve

[stopdiggin]

27. Great! Can I send a cake - and candles? -(nt)-

[CrackityJones75]

28. So after weeks and months of bashing Garland

So after weeks and months of bashing Garland now people are claiming Bannon will enjoy being in jail.


This place sucks balls sometimes.

Just unreal.

[Boomerproud]

32. John Dean said he will use it for propaganda.

Nt

[CrackityJones75]

34. And water is wet.

[Beetwasher.]

31. Yes He Will, But It Doesn't Matter

He needs to go to jail anyway. As Dean is aware, so are many others, and Bannon is not Hitler, and so we thankfully we have that lesson to learn from and hopefully we will.

[Poiuyt]

33. It's all fun until the steel door clanks shut and the walls start closing in.

Though he'll probably go to a country club prison.