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jcmaine72

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25. If the insurrection of 1/6 taught us anything...
Sat Sep 18, 2021, 01:36 AM
Sep 2021

..it's that the run-of-mill Trump supporter is more than capable of committing extremist violence and acts of treason.

Most still fervently believe the dangerous and treasonous lie fed to them initially by Trump that the presidential election of 2020 was rigged and stolen. This toxic falsehood has since taken on a life of its own, producing an almost endless stream of conspiracy theories ranging from the laughably absurd to the batshit insane, all seemingly nourished daily and kept alive by the unctuous likes of Fox News and other far right media bullhorns.

In short, there are tens of millions of Americans who have been radicalized by Trump and his message of white supremacy who now pose a very real threat to our democracy and national security. President Biden correctly identifying these white supremacists as the greatest security threat to our nation has only seemed to radicalize them further.

One can only hope that the DOJ and FBI are on top of this and investigating as many of these potential time bombs and internal enemies as possible.

Pompeo and Mnuchin are pretty much out of the picture. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #1
There is no "worst"-- all of them add up to a horrorshow. TreasonousBastard Sep 2021 #2
Steve Bannon DBoon Sep 2021 #3
Oui! Mme. Defarge Sep 2021 #6
My choice also rurallib Sep 2021 #15
The one you don't know about. nt Xolodno Sep 2021 #4
My vote too. KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #7
DeSantis and Abbott MiniMe Sep 2021 #5
I voted for John Roberts leftieNanner Sep 2021 #8
Other H2O Man Sep 2021 #9
I think it's one of those... stillcool Sep 2021 #10
DeSantis Skittles Sep 2021 #11
Putin Celerity Sep 2021 #12
What about Trump himself? totodeinhere Sep 2021 #13
Need an "All of the sbove". sinkingfeeling Sep 2021 #14
I ran out of choices, I should have put all the above turbinetree Sep 2021 #18
#MoscowMitch will I think be remembered in history as a very effective Majority Leader irisblue Sep 2021 #16
Rupert Murdoch Johonny Sep 2021 #17
++ Kochs, Mercers appalachiablue Sep 2021 #26
They're all fucking cockroaches. nt Progressive Jones Sep 2021 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2021 #20
Why would someone pick John Roberts? Polybius Sep 2021 #21
I don't get it, either. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #24
Mike Lindell didn't make the list? Initech Sep 2021 #22
I think Don Trump is still the most dangerous extremist Poiuyt Sep 2021 #23
If the insurrection of 1/6 taught us anything... jcmaine72 Sep 2021 #25
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