My Sunday morning diatribe...

[NanceGreggs]

19. I appreciate what you're saying.

But there is another side to all of this that should not be ignored.

Along with many other Democrats (and DUers, of course), I don't want to see us becoming a left-wing version of what is happening on the right, where every single thing that happens evolves into a full-blown conspiracy theory devoid of actual facts to support it.

Some of the "theories" proffered over the past two days were, to put it bluntly, as ludicrous as Jewish Space Lasers causing wildfires, and Chinese thermostats flipping Trump votes to Biden votes. I won't embarrass posters by citing specific, totally bizarre CTs that have been posted - but they're easily found for those interested in reading them.

The basis for many of these theories is that Trump has shown himself to be "capable" of all sorts of criminality - and that's true. But that doesn't mean he is automatically guilty of every criminal act committed, or even that the death of his ex-wife was the result of a crime.

It is not unusual for an elderly woman to die from a fall down the stairs, or to have a heart attack that precipitates a fatal fall. Had Ivana not been married to Trump (many, many years ago), her death would have been reported simply as a tragic accident - end of discussion.

To accuse Trump of "offing" Ivana lacks two vital components: facts and motive (unless you want to count a few day's delay in being deposed as a viable motive for murder.)

I believe we should stay focused on the crimes Donald Trump has actually committed - and provably so. Why muddy the waters with
"but he could have, but he might have" bullshit, when the undeniable facts of his real crimes are staring us in the face?

Let's stick to the facts - and leave the conspiracy theories to the RW nut-jobs who can prove that JFK's family kidnapped the Lindberg Baby, and Charles Manson acted on the direct orders of aliens from Mars.