I realize most reporters won’t note this because they essentially think left-wing political violence is excusable, but it’s worth meditating on the short and medium-term consequences of 1/2 US political parties remaining generally silent on the breakdown of order in Kenosha
Weeks of declared riots in Portland and just no effort from much of the press to figure out the Democratic Party’s position on it
More alarm over Hatch Act violations than potentially *hundreds of millions* of dollars of private property destroyed this summer
The people responsible for that damage are constituents for *one* party in this country
People are dead and I don’t see a statement from a man running for president on the platform of “healing” the country. I do see his staffers retweeting vague expressions of solidarity with protesters and rioters.
I realize much of the press dismisses the average republican voter as a rube but seriously consider the precedent being set here. You, a reporter, are not interested in holding anyone accountable for this lawlessness. Those voters you hate see that.
History will not end after November. If you succeed in removing trump from office his voters won’t just forget this lack of accountability. It’s revolting and shameful
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