Republican Politicians Now Fear For More Than Just Their Political Lives

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Charles P. Pierce

Having watched the prosecution present its case in The Second Impeachment for two days, and preparing to watch the wrap-up on Thursday, I have discovered that there are two emotions for which I have no patience any more. First, the events of January 6 no longer make me sad. I do not mourn any more. I’m ready to march on Harfleur. I have nothing left but what Shakespeare calls “hard-favored rage.” The other state of being for which I no longer have time is mystification. As in, “How can Republicans still essentially vote in favor of the mob that came after the Congress with blood in its eyes?” A new poll from, of all places, the American Enterprise Institute, explains that phenomenon and leaves no room for doubt. From NPR:

The survey found that nearly three in 10 Americans, including 39% of Republicans, agreed that, "If elected leaders will not protect America, the people must do it themselves, even if it requires violent actions.” That result was "a really dramatic finding," says Daniel Cox, director of the AEI Survey Center on American Life. "I think any time you have a significant number of the public saying use of force can be justified in our political system, that's pretty scary.”

The survey found stark divisions between Republicans and Democrats on the 2020 presidential election, with two out of three Republicans saying President Biden was not legitimately elected, while 98% of Democrats and 73% of Independents acknowledged Biden's victory.

The political concrete is thick and set. Forty years of radio and television propaganda, eight to 10 hours a day of it, and four decades of conservative politics incapable of resisting a slide into angry fantasy, have made a radical cult out of one of our two major political parties, and Republican politicians are now afraid of more than a threat simply to their political lives. Mike Pence was not running for re-election in those newly revealed security videos. He was running for his life.

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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/republican-politicians-now-fear-more-162300697.html

[RAB910]

1. that sounds like a push pull looking to get people to say yes to violence

[pbmus]

2. Yep, three out of ten of us believe the news comes from Fox and OAN...Newsmax

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And Rush and Drudge and look no further to justify their worldview..

[Timewas]

3. OK

I would say that the 2% of "dems" that don't think Biden won are not really dems

[jb5150]

4. The article doesn't say that exactly .....

I would tend to guess that their answer was something closer to "I don't know" or "prefer not to answer. Bare in mind that's just my guess, the article doesn't say.

[Timewas]

6. well

This says 98% agree..leaves 2% not agreeing

The survey found stark divisions between Republicans and Democrats on the 2020 presidential election, with two out of three Republicans saying President Biden was not legitimately elected, while 98% of Democrats and 73% of Independents acknowledged Biden's victory.

[RussBLib]

5. reap the whirlwind, baby

you gotta dance with them what brung ya, and you didn't make a peep when you heard lie after lie after lie coming out of the fat ass's orange piehole.