Republican Party is now a terrorist organization -- and none of this is a surprise
"In refusing to convict Donald Trump for his crimes against democracy, the Republican Party has announced that Republican presidents are above the law and can act with impunity, as kings or dictators do — and that this is now true for Republican officials on the federal, local and state level as well.
In total, the Republican Party has created a precedent that right-wing political violence and terrorism, including coups and other attempts to overthrow legal elections, are now acceptable in the United States — as long as they are perpetrated by Republicans and their allies against Democrats and others deemed to be "un-American."
This is the essence of fascism and authoritarianism. Such beliefs and values have broad support among Republican voters and other members of the right wing more generally.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-party-is-now-a-terrorist-organization-%e2%80%94-and-none-of-this-is-a-surprise/ar-BB1dIYJI?li=BBnb7Kz
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This is the paragraph that sticks in my head:
"Public health experts have repeatedly shown that Republican policies across a range of issues are a danger to the American people, and have literally killed them in higher numbers, as compared to the policies endorsed by the Democrats. This too is violence. "
And it sticks in my head because I said it on 1/7/21. (Which is not showing up in "My Posts" anymore)
Lack of access to health care is violence.
Lack of a living wage is violence.
Voter suppression is violence.
