• Gates9@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    Embarrassing for the Republicans, but I don’t see a lot of “panicking”.

    Like, if you’re an EMT or a soldier, you’ve probably seen all the elevated alarm responses people display when the shit hits the fan. Do the responses discussed in this article even register?

    They aren’t “panicked”, they’re annoyed. They’re not panicked because the obvious reality has not changed.

    Trump is immune from prosecution for his actions, which will all be construed as being done in his capacity as President, and even if the Democrats put on a show trial, they will fumble deliberately or put some type of petty sanction or fine of him, because they ultimately work in concert with Republicans and take their policy directive signaling from them, and at the very least they have receipts on one another. The rest in the administration, though they might be diminished in their popularity and ability to move about in society without derision and scorn, maybe they’ll get indicted too, but again, nothing will really come of it for the same reasons. They’ll still be rich from insider trading and crypto rug pulls.

    They’re not scared.

    This is a war with two fronts. The only way to win is to have an army of tens of thousands of progressives/leftists who are willing to be one term politicians in as many districts as possible.

    One term. Kamikaze baby.

    Right now there are a handful of hopeful prospects but not anywhere near the groundswell that I’m talking about.

    You get something like that going, really picking up seats and state offices in big numbers, then they’ll “panic”.

    When they start leaving the country, that’s how you’ll know they’re panicking.