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Did Donald Trump Just Win The Election?
The idea that the real victims of the attempted coup are Trump and his supporters comes directly from the president. He has portrayed himself as the victim in chief throughout his time in office, as Yuval Levin noted, and his decisive loss in November has only amplified his already huge grievance.
“I know your pain. I know you’re hurt. We had an ele
... See morefrom The Insurrectionists Would Like You to Know That They’re the Real Victims by theatlantic.com
Jonathan Simcoe added
Getting defeated in a national election is a blow to the ego of even the most thick-skinned politicians and inevitably engenders personal feelings of bitterness and anger. What America has long expected is that losing candidates swallow those feelings and at least pretend to be gracious. If Trump’s not capable of it, he should at least stop waging
... See morefrom Trump’s Disgraceful Endgame by nationalreview.com
Jonathan Simcoe added
- The problem for Democrats is that any observation of this second truth—a truth that seems likely to darken and expand in the aftermath of yesterday’s attack—will now be condemned as rancorous and immoral—or worse, as an incitement to further political violence. Every necessary criticism of Trump’s authoritarianism, fondness for dictators, fraudulen... See more
from Stepping Back From the Precipice by Sam Harris
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