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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI don't believe the American people, in general, know how serious the Jan 6th investigation is.
The American people have a long history of sleep walking through life. They have a long history of being fooled.
WWII was two years old before the American people woke up with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Wow, I didn't know Germany and Japan are trying to take over the world. Fucking clueless. The same thing happened leading up to the civil war. The people did not have a clue. They had no idea how bloody things were about to be.
I would bet over 50% of the American people have no idea what's coming with the committee hearings and the DOJ investigations. They are sleep walking through life. It is an American tradition.
The good news is, once you wake the American people up, they do the right thing.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)louis-t
(23,296 posts)After being charged with murdering his wife.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)Care/know
moondust
(20,002 posts)"Move along, nothing to see here."
If it's all just politics as usual then it's not criminal, right? No penalty for politics. Might as well go back to sleep.
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,434 posts)The OP is confusing justified cynicism with lack of awareness. The reality is Dump is never going to be held accountable for what he did. Its the American way.
inwiththenew
(972 posts)If you take say 30% for Republicans then throw in another 10% for independents who lean Republican then another 10% for people who are more concerned with the things like sports or reality tv or the seemingly endless supply of super hero movies you can easily get to 50%. May even be more.
Irish_Dem
(47,226 posts)inthewind21
(4,616 posts)You are spot on. I'd be willing to say more than 50% couldn't even come close to passing a HS civics class.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)The media has done an excellent job making people believe we're "The Best Country In The World."
There are Billions worldwide that wouldn't come live here, even if they could.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,335 posts)All at the same time.
Hitler and Goebbels would have creamed in their jodhpurs over a right wing cable/internet system we have now.
yonder
(9,669 posts)So when the SHTF at the public hearings next month, they can slip right into the standard GOP defense the hearings are a Democratic construct to make the magaloons look bad.