11 Dec 2020 the violence started to ramp up as Trump demands he be made President.
Violence flares in Washington as far-right Trump supporters clash with counter-protesters
Four people reportedly stabbed and 23 arrested in the aftermath of a march to denounce Joe Biden’s election victory
Media bias is also obvious in reporting the violence. One article blames Trump people, the other blames Biden supporters.
Violence erupts at Trump rally as thousands protest election in DC
By Mary Kay Linge 12 Dec 2020
https://nypost.com/2020/12/12/violence-erupts-at-trump-rally-as-thousands-protest-election/
"Violence erupted on the streets of Washington, DC, Saturday as thousands of President Trump’s most die-hard supporters swelled the nation’s capital for a second round of protests against the results of the presidential election.
One person was reportedly stabbed after a black-clad pedestrian rushed a group of men wearing helmets and gas masks and threw a punch. The men were making their way to Freedom Plaza, where a rally dubbed the Million MAGA March had gathered. A video of the clash showed one man in Proud Boys regalia alongside the helmeted group.
“This isn’t over, this is just beginning,” former Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson promised the crowd there."
Inflammatory rhetoric by the former Trump campaign leader, at best, and invitation to war at worst.
America can expect Trump to ask his supporters to "fight" (hurt and kill people) to overturn the 2020 election result.
One person shot at a violent protest in Washington state
By Associated Press 13 Dec 2020
https://nypost.com/2020/12/13/one-person-shot-at-violent-washington-state-protest/
America can expect the police to enforce the law and arrest all perpetrators no matter their politics. 99% of police are good police and they will do their job!
A media search on 10 Dec shows TV news and talking heads expressing dismay at trump's lack of comment of heinous threats to election workers, and even his former employee. Trump CLEARLY supports violence on his behalf.
The White House messengers spins an alibi to give Trump deniability, but Trump literally asks for violence, a "fight," while they try to say he does not ask for violence to overturn the election. Foolish zealots will claim only the Dems do violence, and obviously idiotic allegation.
Trump Hate Map
https://americasvoice.org/trumphatemap/
"We’ve seen the proof since his campaign launch in June 2015.
President-elect Donald Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric didn’t just push his fellow candidates to the right on immigration (in what has become known as the “Trump Effect”). It’s gone beyond the political world and injected itself into everyday life — and, in many instances across dozens of states, in a very violent ways.
This map shows documented instances where President-elect Donald Trump, his supporters, or his staff have harassed or attacked Latinos, immigrants, Muslim-American, African-Americans, and other minority and marginalized groups.
You can view individual incidents on the map by clicking directly on the Trump head “markers,” or you can click on the box-shaped symbol at the top left corner of the map to see a pull-down list of the incidents."
White House condemns threats against election workers
Jonathan Easley 12/2/2020
"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany condemned threats against election workers on Wednesday, as elected Republicans in Georgia warn that President Trump's rhetoric about the election being stolen is endangering their lives."
THANK YOU! I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!
But isn't this serious enough for the President to speak about this himself? Where is Tweety on this? If he doesn't speak, his zealots won't respond.
"McEnany also said that some of Trump's lawyers were doxed by a "left organization."
"We're seeing it happen to people on both sides of the argument and there's no place for it, ever, anywhere," she added."
Both sides are aggressive because Donald Tweety Trump has been invoking violence for 4 years as his main job seems to have been to DIVIDE AMERICANS AGAINTS ONE ANOTHER!
Trump and his supporters have filed 55 (FIFTY-FIVE) law suits by 9 Dec 2020 to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and lost all of them. The SCOTUS rejected a law suit presented to them. Trump supporters continue to file lawsuits. There is no evidence of voter fraud while Trump continues to say there is massive fraud.
Trump's last stand will result in death of some innocent people, killed by zealots of his "cause," who, I believe, will, in turn be shot and/or arrested by the honest police and / or our US military if necessary.
Trump lawyer says the Trump appointed CSIA Chief who says the 2020 Presidential election was the most secure ever should be shot. Bannon says Dems should be beheaded. Arizona legislators suggest a fight to the death for Trump.
A 17 year old boy kills people with an AR-15 during riots he should never have been present for, but Trump says he was defending himself, his parents praise him, and some old out-of-work celeb puts up the $1M bail for the boy saying he is a hero. A 17 yo boy commits manslaughter AT BEST, and he is a "hero?"
A golfer at the Patriot Golf Course, Will Rowland, texting me a week ago (around 2 Dec 2020) in an argument about voter fraud and Trump's failures, threatens to lure me into the golf course woods to look for lost golf balls, and tells the third party, Hal, I will not be coming out of the woods, rather he will return alone. I said "no weapons." Then Will says he has a concealed carry license (a license to carry a revolver in Massachusetts) when I respond "no weapons."
Our third "golf buddy," Hal texts NOTHING at that point to stop the threat. Hal claims to be religious, yet ge says Dems are bullies and he then seems to endorse a "joke" to kill me?
I insert Will Rowland's name in my blog today to protect myself in case he initiates an attack on the golf course next year, around April 2021. He and I played gold all summer, 5-6 times a week sometimes, without talking about or texting about Trump, or any politics.
Will and Hal, one day late summer, out of the blue, probably inspired by the presidential election, primarily, Will initiated texts about Biden. These two men hate Biden so slandering him was fun for them. Hal joined with biased, ugly political cartoons. Will and Hal effusively praised Trump, and very nastily dumped on Biden. They espoused lies, conspiracies, and unproven allegations, all of which I offered facts to clarify the truth.
I offered things like the Homeland Security National Security Report, Oct 2020, which answered THEIR incorrect claim that ANTIFA was a terrorist group. They ignored the report, and the fact allegations are not as bad as Trump convictions for fraud and misuse of his "charities" funds for a portrait and worse.
I felt an obligation to address his belief in conspiracies and lies. Hal joined in. Hal is complicit in Will's threat and foolish beliefs. It was an ugly "conversation" and ended with Will threatening me.
Trump is a "false idol" to these guys, he never lies, cheating on wives is OK, bullying the weak is OK, 6 hotel and casino bankruptcies and he is a "good businessman," saying what he says about QAnon is OK because they like him, wanting to lock up his political adversaries is OK?
Hal reads the Bible 15 minutes every morning, then at minute 16 he supports a morally corrupt pedophile Trump?
TRUMP DOES NOTHING TO DEFUSE THE VIOLENT "RHETORIC!" NOT A WORD!
Trump's daily effort to undue the will of the people, overturn and election is criminal! Threats against election workers are what Will and Hal support!
Trump tweets did this! The constant tweets of Trump erased rational thought! I think it was the tweets that created the cult-like obedience, acquiescence to Trump.
What is going on with how the Trump supporters think? Psychologists think they know, but it still drives me crazy. Trump supporters do not acknowledge Trump's faults as he constantly gaslights them.
If there is a "wall," it is a psychological wall Trump built.
They say Trump is not a cancl culture leader when he founded cancel culture by firing everyone!
Trump enabling violence, even supporting it directly at times, goes back to even before he was President when he called for the execution of 5 innocent black boys for a rape rime in New York Central Park.
Violence in the name of Trump Dozens of supporters of Donald Trump have carried out or threatened acts of violence. Here, the Guardian lists them all
by Jon Swaine and Juweek Adolphe
Last updated: Wed 28 Aug 2019
"Since Trump embarked on his campaign for the US presidency in June 2015, dozens of attacks or threats involving his supporters have been reported. Here, the Guardian has compiled details of 52 incidents reported since 2015 involving Trump supporters.
This list includes people who:
- Explicitly declared support for Donald Trump, or used his slogans, during or in connection with acts or threats of violence.
- Cited Trump or his rhetoric in subsequently explaining acts or threats of violence.
- Committed or threatened violence against opponents of Trump at political events, or while wearing Trump-branded attire signifying their support for the president.
- Publicly declared an allegiance to Trump before committing or threatening violence against members of political or racial groups that Trump has denounced."
Steve Bannon banned by Twitter for calling for Fauci beheading
Former Trump adviser falls foul of Twitter rules with ‘heads on pikes’ comments
Peter Beaumont, 6 Nov 2020
"Twitter has banned the account of the former Donald Trump adviser and surrogate Steve Bannon after he called for the beheading of Dr Anthony Fauci and the FBI director, Christopher Wray, and the posting of their heads outside the White House as a “warning”.
Growing lead for Biden in Nevada and Pennsylvania – as it happened
Speaking on his podcast, the War Room, which was distributed in video form on a number of social media outlets, the far-right provocateur appeared to endorse violence against Wray and the US’s most senior infectious diseases expert.
“Second term kicks off with firing Wray, firing Fauci … no I actually want to go a step farther but the president is a kind-hearted man and a good man,” Bannon said.
“I’d actually like to go back to the old times of Tudor England. I’d put their heads on pikes, right, I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats, you either get with the programme or you’re gone.”
Twitter banned Bannon’s War Room account permanently, saying it had suspended the podcast account for violating its policy on the glorification of violence.
KATHY GRIFFIN USED A HEAD AS A JOKE, AND SHE WAS CASTIGATED. WHY NOT BANNON?
Trump cult-like followers even reaches into the church. Dividing the nation into groups that want to kill each other should be alarming to all of us.
Pastor Urges Trump Admin to 'Shoot' Democrats, Journalists if They Conspired to 'Rig' Election
By Jason Lemon On 11/30/20 at 4:12 PM EST
"Rick Wiles, the senior pastor of the Flowing Streams Church in Florida, said that President Donald Trump's administration should "start shooting" Democrats and members of the media in firing squads if it turns out they conspired to rig the presidential election."
Anyone who argues with Trump can be targeted for death. Any group Trump singles out for hate can be hurt or killed, as was the case of a man who drove 700 miles to kill brown skinned people in Texas.
Trump lawyer: ex-election security chief Krebs should be ‘taken out and shot’
Joe DiGenova condemned for ‘mob attorney’ remark made on podcast shown on conservative Newsmax TV
US politics – live coverage
Martin Pengelly in New York
"A former head of US election security who said Donald Trump’s defeat by Joe Biden was not subject to voter fraud should be “taken out at dawn and shot”, a Trump campaign lawyer said.
Condemnation of Joe DiGenova’s remark about Chris Krebs was swift, including calls for his disbarment and the charge that he was behaving like a “mob attorney”.
Krebs was fired as head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) on 17 November, not long after he said the election, contrary to Trump’s claims, “was the most secure in American history”."
To sum up, this article says all I've said, and failed to remain objective, just as I have when trying to sort out the cult-like following of Tweety Trump. Once he gets thru discussing Trump's actions and behaviors, we all crumble into anger at the stupidity of anyone who stays loyal to Trump.
"I've spent 4+ years trying to understand Trump supporters. I'm all done now
Annie Reneau 11-13-2020
https://www.upworthy.com/amp/all-done-trying-to-understand-trump-supporters-2648876877
Many Americans had been hoping for an overwhelming Biden landslide win in this election. Not just the clear majority victory that it turned out to be, but a full-on tsunami that would thoroughly wash away the stain of Trumpism from America forever.
That didn't happen. And we really shouldn't be surprised by that.
As in 2016, there's a push in the social discourse to try to understand why 71 million Americans thought Donald Trump was a better choice than Joe BIden. (Cue the thousandth media interview with a rural, small-town American.) But Trumpism isn't that hard to understand. It's multi-faceted and multi-layered, but it's not complicated. In fact, simplicity is one of its key features, which I'll explain in a minute.
I am going to speak frankly and somewhat forcefully about my fellow Americans here, but first I want to be clear about my perspective. I am a political independent who would best be described as "leaning left," though I hate those kinds of labels. I have always voted for both Democrats and Republicans, including on my own state's ballot in this election. The only real passion I have for politics is my disgust with our two-party system, so don't take my words here as toeing some partisan or ideological line.
I also believe there is a distinct disconnect between why Trump supporters think they support him and why they actually do. I've spent four years listening to their reasoning. I've tried to make it make sense. And though entire books can and will be written about this, I've landed on what I see driving Trumpism the most.
Though partisanship certainly plays a role in his number of supporters, the support for Donald Trump isn't about political parties. Yes, there are people who will vote Republican even if they have to hold their nose or sell their soul to do so (same with some Democrats, I would assume). For some people, elections are all about one issue—usually abortion or taxes—so they vote Republican, but Trump hardly represents the traditional party identity.
I mean, let's be real here. Anyone who thinks a serial-adultering, porn star banging, pussy grabbing, charity stealing, student defrauding, non-church-going, faith-mocking, unrepenting man like Trump is a reflection of true conservative values is as delusional as he is. And anyone who thinks that a military-bashing, deficit-building, debt-ballooning grifter is a true Republican is fooling themselves. There's a reason why many lifelong Republicans rejected Trump from the beginning.
Despite appearances, Trumpism isn't about Republicans vs. Democrats. Political parties are merely weapons Trump wields in his battle for personal glory. After all, this is a man who changed his political party four times in less than three decades. He's not now and has never been about party.
No, Trump is about Trump. It's what he's always been about and will always be about. He is a textbook malignant narcissist, always and forever obsessed with what will serve his personal need for power, glory, and adulation.
The question then is, how did Trump get 70+ million voters to believe he's all about America or all about them? He did it the same way every demagogue with authoritarian tendencies throughout history has done it—by keeping the message painfully simple, appealing to people's basest human instincts, lying egregiously and relentlessly, and undermining people's faith in the real-world journalism and fact-checking that keep them from being sucked into his unreality.
Let's start with the messaging. Trump's gist is this: "The government is broken. I'm an outsider, but clearly a powerful one because I have money and fame. I alone can fix what's wrong. The problems are simple and are caused by [insert 'other' group—undocumented immigrants, Muslims, Democrats, long-time public servants, etc.] and the solutions are simple too [build the wall, ban them from the country, vote for me—I'll drain the swamp]. Yay, America!"
No matter how ridiculous that all sounds to many of us, there's a significant portion of the country who relish in such simplicity. We don't want to have to think about complicated problems or work through unclear solutions. Making things black and white, removing all the gray area and nuance and complexity from the issues, feels refreshing to a lot of people. It doesn't matter if it's based on falsehoods instead of facts. Keeping problems simple and making it seem like solutions are cut and dry makes people feel safe.
The problem is, in order to reach that simple, safe world, you have to appeal to people's prejudices and fears. People of every persuasion are easy prey for fear-mongering. Prejudices are common, fear is an easy instinct to manipulate, and Trump is shameless about combining the two. Scary caravans of immigrants. Scary Muslims coming in from scary Muslim countries. Scary gang members moving in next door. Scary poor people coming to live in your suburban neighborhood. Scary rioters. Scary ANTIFA.
I know there's some debate about exactly how racist Trump is, but we don't even have to quantify that. It's very clear that he utilizes and allows for racism when it suits his needs. Same with xenophobia. Same with partisan tribalism. Again, Trump is all about Trump. And pushing people's prejudice buttons, indicating when they should feel fear or enmity and then convincing them he'll keep them safe with his simple solution is a strategy that works.
One of the weirdest things for those of us outside of Trumpland, of course, is that it doesn't matter whether anything he says is true at all. His followers don't seem to care that he lies constantly and egregiously. I've heard some try to brush it off as "Oh, all politicians lie," but no, all politicians don't lie like Trump. Trump doesn't just stretch the truth or mislead by creative wording or omission like most politicians. Trump does the Big Lie thing, where if you say untrue things enough times and with enough conviction, people will believe you, even when what you say is verifiably false.
This part of Trumpism gets tricky, because in order for it to work, you have to also successfully discredit the people who hold politicians accountable and fact check them. Hence the outright dismissal of mainstream media. Hence the constant "Fake News!" drumbeat. Hence today's Twitter rampage against Fox News for actually reporting facts instead of constantly praising him. Hence the proliferation of right-wing news outlets that keep going further and further into conspiracy theory land.
Misinformation is Trump's engine and praise and flattery are Trump's fuel. The more he gets, the more he pushes the simple messaging and fear-mongering that give people the brain chemical releases they crave. (If you think people don't like having their fears triggered, there's an entire horror movie industry that disagrees with you.) And the more he gives people what they want, the more they give him what he wants—big crowds and rabid fandom and heaps and heaps of adulation. And so the cycle goes on, with Trump seeing himself in the thousands of faces in the crowd, which serve as narcissistic mirrors in which he sees his power and glory.
Which he then turns around and claims is all for them. And they believe him because at this point, his reality is their reality and real reality doesn't exist anymore.
Of course, not everyone has full-on fallen into the Trump cult. We can't discount the role that good old-fashioned self-interest plays in some people's decision. There are a whole lot of people who simply don't want to pay taxes, don't care who Trump's policies hurt, and think destroying the dignity of the office of the presidency is a small price to pay for filling their own pocketbook. There are also those who will put up with anything if they think it'll "own the libs."
So yeah. Trump's support is not hard to understand. Between playing on people's loyalties, prejudices and fears, and manipulating people with misinformation, Trump's demagoguery works the way it has always worked in other cultured countries throughout history. Americans are not immune to the psychological pull of a "Dear Leader" type—we're just incredibly lucky that this particular demagogue also happens to be an incompetent fool.
I know that Trump supporters will fall all over themselves trying to claim that I've gotten them all wrong here, but here's what they'll miss. If they genuinely believe that a known conman who has embarrassed the country on the world stage and whose pandemic oversight has caused countless American deaths is a truly a better choice than a man with more than four decades in government and who is personally well-liked on both sides of the aisle, then whatever they believe about either Biden or the Democrats is almost assuredly based on misinformation pushed in Trump's unreality.
At this point, you can't support Trump and be living in the same objective reality as the rest of humanity. You really can't. And if you are living in objective reality and chose him anyway? Sorry, but you need to search your soul to figure out what made you such an ass.
There's nothing more to be understood at this point."
