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In reply to the discussion: Tell me I'm wrong about the messages Virginia voters sent [View all]BeyondGeography
(39,339 posts)Evil has been normalized, and thats where we could do a lot better.
Trump isnt the former guy, hes a fucking gangster, and the Republican Party is in thrall to him. And for those of you who say this wasnt about Trump, youre missing the point.
This is about big lies that we, for whatever reason, have repeatedly been unable to counteract, and there is no bigger lie than Trump won.
If you want to blame the media and point to the power of the wingnut ecosystem, fine. What do we do about it? Better yet, what do they do about it? They double-down on the biggest lie in American political history with a coup attempt for good measure and get away with it! CRT and transphobia are small potatoes compared with that.
The Democratic Party needs a major reset. Legal and legislative processes are not going to save us from the mob. We need to get our hands dirty and brand the Republicans for what they are. Traitors and liars. Every day. Not former guys. Traitors and liars. And when the media says but, but the American people believe this and that, when its a lie, the answer is thats because they are being fed lies and misinformation, and they worship the biggest liar in the history of American politics. Pointing this out every day would have the happy effect of mobilizing our support and blunting some of theirs.
By all means, continue with the hearings and the subpoenas. We might even do something radical and fast-track the enforcement of subpoenas. But until we come up with one simple sentence that all of our candidates can repeat to brand the Republicans, there will be a lot more nights like last night.