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In reply to the discussion: House Republicans stormed the hearing room where Pentagon official was testifying [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Heroic patriots that they are. The Democrats are trying to overthrow democracy, replace it with fascistic socialism, and they are nobly trying to stop us.
There is no doubt of that. Botany and Yavin are on the right track. Those who imagine this is just silly stupidity really need to take a good look at what's been happening on the right and with hundreds of subverted elections and seating of corrupt judges at all levels.
The Republicans have been increasingly adopting tactics from the fascistic playbook for taking over a government for some time, and Russia's been helping them, including helping corrupt our government and electorate through them, for at least a decade.
How far this goes will depend on the electorate, IF we haven't already had our last true national election. That's to be seen, though the midterms showed clearly that a serious majority believe n our democracy are not at all fascists in training. But then neither were the people of Germany; the Jews weren't the only ones who didn't believe "it could happen" there until it was too late.
Regarding the suggestion of violence in this, I've come to believe a major reason why the Republicans have opposed gun control over the past few years is to increase the incidences of violence and other unrest, including encouragement of potentially violent white power groups. Creating rising fear that causes a majority to call for STRONGER government to restore safety is a major fascistic tactic.
As for this, who organized it and decided on "a couple dozen," out of a couple hundred would create the effect they wanted? Kevin McCarthy of course, likely with Scalise, maybe "the woman" Liz Cheney, and no doubt plotting the whole show with McConnell and others.
― David Frum, Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic