You've got to hand it to Republicans. They're not very good at governing. Or pursuing equality. Or keeping us safe. Or making sure all Americans get the healthcare they need.
But when it comes to hijacking a narrative and breaking out the bully pulpit to score political points and whip the low-information masses up into a frenzy, these guys, generally white guys in khaki pants, they are unmatched in their "skill."
Take last week for example. Following the Charlie Kirk shooting, the GOP Propaganda Machine slipped into high gear before anyone could lay a cover over the warm corpse. In mere minutes they had the motive and the scapegoat for their rage...
"This was left wing radical, kale-eating commies trying to take down America."
Moreover, before the laser jet ink on the paper was dry, they had their talking points distributed to all their acolytes and the full weight of right wing media, from Fox News down to the Internet influencers who peddle their unmistakable horsecrockery.
And it called for a full scale war on Political Violence*.
* Well, not all political violence.
They seem to have forgotten they are the OG's of hate speech as well as the bloody consequences. Shall we revisit the Unite the Right in Charlottesville. That's where James Alex Fields, no doubt a follower of Mr. Kirk, mowed down Heather Heyer in his 2010 Dodge Challenger (vroom, vroom).
Oh and look, here's a picture of the Very Fine People who all just happen to support Trump and the GOP.
And who can forget the death threats leveled at Georgia election workers in the not-rigged 2000 election?
Why were they threatened? Because Rudy Giuliani, America's Mayor and Donald Trump's hairless henchman, singled out Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss and accused them of doing drugs and changing votes. They did neither, but will eventually enjoy millions of Rudy dollars they won in a civil suit against the now-disbarred lawyer.
In case you haven't inscribed ALL the disastrous actions of Trump's two stints behind the Resolute Desk, as I have, let me draw your attention to the morning of January 6, 2021, when Ghouliani stood on the lawn of the White House in front of thousands of Red Hats suffering from Voter Rage and told them they had been robbed -- they hadn't -- and that it was time for "Trial By Combat."
And of course these deplorable thugs (Oh I'm sorry is that word offensive?), spoon-fed by the likes of Neanderthals at Fox News, Newsmax and OANN, and unwilling to share the bounty of this great nation with anyone who didn't look like the melanin-free people sitting next to them at their church, were happy to oblige.
They walked down Pennsylvania Ave, at the behest of their trench-coated savior, and stormed the capitol. Once there, but without pitchforks and torches, they unleashed their rage on the Capitol building and put 535 Congressional lives at risk. Not to mention the Vice President and his family.
To put it in the clearest and most demonstrable way, the folks, who 5 years ago were shouting, "Hang Mike Pence" are the same ones who are now "sick and tired of left wing political violence."
Do these people not own mirrors?
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