People wondering if yesterday will be a moment of conscience for diehard Trumpists. A few might hide their MAGA hats, but the cult already has its alternate reality replete with antifa infiltrators and psy-op campaigns. The lie is water. It finds the path of least resistance.
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Here’s the thing. All of this is about malleability. Trumpists will deny the worst parts of yesterday and project them on boogeymen, but will use the victory of having shown force and overtaken the Capitol for recruitment and mobilization.
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Sadly, very few people will make an observation this astute. We live in a society that thrives on lying to each other in order to fortify their position, even when they know it is wrong.
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Replying to @spivbilcaster @JYSexton
Well, when we are taught lies, we live them too. Edison didn't invent the light bulb, Franklink didn't discover electricity, "First Do No Harm" never appears in the Hippocratic oath (original or Tuft's) and on and on. We don't educate. Maybe DeVos's exit is a harbinger of better.

Jan 8, 2021 · 9:38 AM UTC