Here are some observations from a knowledgeable observer of the Trump's insurrection mob. He describe a mob that included "country club Republicans" and "white Evangelicals in Jesus caps," untroubled by the racism and anti-Semitism of their fellow MAGA insurrectionists.
My wife and I attended the “Stop the Steal” Trump Insurrection on Wednesday (as observers, NOT participants) and there are FIVE big take-aways from what we witnessed and heard outside the Capitol that I'd like to share.
...These people are serious and they are going to keep escalating the violence until they are stopped by the force of law. There were many, many people there who were excited by the violence and proud and excited about the prospect of more violence.
And it wasn’t just the white nationalists, Second Amendment radicals, and QAnon boneheads. I can’t adequately describe the blood lust we heard everywhere as we walked over the Capitol grounds, even from mild-mannered looking people.
The most alarming part to me was the matter-of-fact, causal ways that people from all walks of life were talking about violence and even the execution of “traitors” in private conversations, like this was something normal that happened every day.
Trumpism is the inevitable result of decades of the hard rightward movement of the Republican Party. The people in Wednesday's mob were the Republican core, not its fringe.
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