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The more we learn about January 6th and just how much of a worst case scenario it was, something doesnt make sense to me. Trump almost had potentially all of congress murdered. His friends and enemies alike. They all know they were in serious, historical danger but after a week, the Republicans in the House and Senate stopped caring. We can assume they are spineless and power hungry, some are even guilty as being accessories but still, they know they almost died; beaten to death by an angry mob while their deranged leader had an insane plan to start a dictatorship and almost certainly a civil war in America. But after a few days, they stopped caring? They know, despite their public indifference, how bad it actually was. They were there. And why dont the Democrats seem all that outraged?
Why would the Republican leadership forgive so easily after what they know happened? What if they didnt? How was it the Democrats got the exact kind of investigation they wanted? McCarthy tried to appoint unacceptable people and then Pelosi was free to have a real, cooperative, unbiased committee. Theres never going to be enough votes for a 9/11 style commission so she got the next best thing. So easily?
And Liz Cheney, the #3 House Republican is suddenly persona non grata in the GOP, after decades of accumulating power. Someone who has national name recognition as a prototypical hardcore Republican is just out? With no protest? None? And she just happens to join the committee? A member of House Republican leadership at the time of the attack?
What if more people are taking the threat of Trump more seriously than they are letting on? What if January 6th was the closest doomsday scenario our country has ever seen and people who seem like they quickly forgave and forgot for some campaign cash actually didnt.
As I said in my title, something seems amiss to me. What if its not as business as usual in Washington as it might seem?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)actually taking the threat more seriously behind the scenes and making it easier for the Dems to investigate, no chance in hell that is happening.
Cons are spineless and defer to traitor trump on everything. Many of them would like him to disappear but NONE of them other than the two we know of are willing to do anything against him.
Like Lindsey Graham they are all more than willing to end America, end democracy and install a dictator if they can have power in that fascist dictatorship.
Which some of us have been SCREAMING About for YEARS, and finally everybody is seeing the danger we have been in for a long fucking time.
Dr. Jack
(675 posts)They know that, without a doubt, that Trump would kill any of them if it made his life even marginally easier. Theyve seen that first hand. They know long term they realistically cant get any benefit to working with or for Trump. So why do it? I know they are spineless but are they really that spineless?
And again, why arent the Democrats all that upset about the GOP about face in the days after January 6th. Besides some annoyed sounding grumbles, nothing. They stopped caring too? Their anger at the GOP for not helping them root out a fascist nut job who tried to kill them all seems quite minimal, all things considered
Scrivener7
(50,954 posts)Tumbulu
(6,278 posts)They have the tiniest of margins and the Republican stranglehold in the Senate hobbles them further.
They prosecuted two impeachments - and now running this.
And face probable loss in the midterms.
I believe that they are focused on the goal. And not wasting time battling the bizarre republicans.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)Democrats dont know how to respond to in your face treason and insurrection because it didnt seem possible it could ever happen.
My criticism now is WE ALL have to be YELLING about this NOW, and high profile dems need to be in front of ANY camera or reporter YELLING about the END of our democracy if people dont WAKE THE FUCK UP and use the F word, use it on Meet THe Press, get something going viral by being EXTREME!
ONE HUNDRED MILLION people who could have voted 2020 did not, they saw NO REASON TO holy FUCK think about that!
Those same people MUST vote this team or we are doomed and we wont have to wait to 2024, it will be over in November.
The people who need to know what is going on dont watch TV, they dont even own one!
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)They never thought something would happen to them on Jan 6.
After all, even now they are getting away with sedition.
Why would they expect their fellow seditionists would attack them then?
Dr. Jack
(675 posts)I wouldnt say the entire House GOP is in on something to destroy Trump. Many, many are 100% psycho MAGA. But those with actual power and experience? They are all 100% self sacrificing fascist robots? Every. Single. One?
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)...the top three. Which includes Liz.
Skittles
(153,164 posts)repukes only care about power and money
Scrivener7
(50,954 posts)They really are that stupid and crazy.
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)Even McCathy and McTurtle were saying TFG was responsible for Jan 6. But that quickly changed when they saw the base didn't turn against TFG. After that, they soon all fall in line.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Putin has dirt on all of them.
Here is a fresh concept: how abour qpukes live with integrity, thus having nothing to fear?
fierywoman
(7,684 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)What a treasure trove that must've been!
kentuck
(111,098 posts)That they were going to gas them in the basement? All of them.
NBachers
(17,117 posts)Yeah, I know the source is not favored here, but here's an excerpt. I also found the same info on another site. So far, all I've seen pertains to a Facebook post:
Conspiracy charges filed shortly after the riot showed a group of three Oath Keepers were particularly interested in lawmakers' movements in the tunnels underneath the Capitol complex, and one of them, Thomas Edward Caldwell, allegedly received a Facebook message about them.
All members are in the tunnels under capital seal them in," reads the message. "Turn on gas."
https://www.rawstory.com/turn-on-the-gas-capitol-riot/
As to who posted the Facebook message, I haven't seen evidence of any follow-up to determine their identity, but hopefully that follow-up was done.
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)to remove him from power because that would upset the base. What better way to neutralize tfg than to have the Democrats take him down? That way, the base would blame the Dems and not the Repubs.
JHB
(37,160 posts)...their goal has been a total takeover. You may recall Karl Rove salivating over the prospect, prematurely, as it turned out.
We're in the Endgame of William F. Buckley's wildest wet dreams.
The Right has the backing of dozens of billionaires and multi-millionaires who are perfectly fine with a dictatorship or banana republic as long as it gives them less regulation and lower taxes.
summer_in_TX
(2,739 posts)for most of their representatives to stand up to them. That and their main sources of money want them to cling to power at all costs.
My best guess.
enough
(13,259 posts)the Trump camp was holding firm and if they wanted to keep that magic MAGA money flowing in and win elections they would have to stay on the Trump train.