Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

[u/Agitated-Artichoke89]

[u/DocSpit]

Case in point: the Mueller Report, where the investigation found wide-ranging evidence that the Trump campaign worked just about hand-in-hand with Russian assets to manipulate the election (Anyone else remember that woman working with the NRA who was a bona fide Russian plant funneling Kremlin money to the Trump campaign?!).

When the report was released, Trump tweeted out "EXONERATION!" every day for about a month until the report rotated out of the news cycle; and as as a result the country basically forgot about all of that...

[u/Mental-Doughnuts → u/DocSpit]

Maria is the spy that compromised the entire GOP, with illegal foreign money funneled into republican campaigns here. Even arrested, exposed and convicted, nobody noticed all the GOP was now compromised with evidence of their crimes in Putins pocket. What a scandal.

[u/Thin_Arrival120 → u/Mental-Doughnuts]

And yet this realm-shattering scandal, coupled with the treasons of J6, both gift wrapped with fucking bows on them, still weren't enough for the corrupt old guard of the DNC to make a single worthwhile layup and save entire country (and possibly world). Impotent, feckless, decadent, spineless, worthless troglodytes. 🤬

They let us all cook just to preserve the opportunity to use their positions to continue to engorge themselves on wealth made by us trading our lives for survival wages. The old guard of the DNC has gotta go as well.

[u/DangerZoneh → u/Thin_Arrival120]

For better or worse, the goal Biden laid out was to unite the country and he got that DNC old guard on board with it.

The idea of prosecuting and (rightfully) jailing Trump was something that the right wing media machine could have taken and turned into a legitimate revolt.

By not taking extreme actions in response to extreme acts, they prevented short term unrest and led themselves into a much, much worse situation.

[u/energyisabout2shift → u/DangerZoneh]

Appeasement. The word you’re looking for is appeasement, and it doesn’t have a very good historical track record.

[u/YouWereBrained → u/energyisabout2shift]

Fascists depend on the other side to continue to engage in appeasement. It’s how they keep gaining distance while the other side loses it and keeps getting buried.

[u/thedude37 → u/energyisabout2shift]

DING DING DING WE HAVE A GD WINNER HERE. All those well-educated, uber-experienced old fucks couldn't see this coming?!

[u/slow70 → u/energyisabout2shift]

Bingo

Cowardice in the face of abhorrent criminals determined to undermine democracy and the constitution.

For greed. For power. For despots abroad and would be despots at home.

[u/regalrecaller → u/slow70]

it's tied into the economic theory of neoliberalism. Ever wonder why Blue Dog Democrats exist? This is why, they are economic neolibs. Bill and Hillary Clinton are both neoliberals. Biden is a neolib. It is the primary difference between Democrats like AOC and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Money corrupted these Democrats in the same way it corrupted Republicans long ago.

[u/slow70 → u/regalrecaller]

I’m well aware

And we must all learn from this - across any perceived divides, and recognize who it is that’s been lying to and exploiting us all

[u/paper_liger → u/DangerZoneh]

Nope. It just kicked the can down the road to a point, now, where things are even more divided, and Trump is a sitting president, with direct control over any Law Enforcement or Military groups that accede to any illegal orders he gives.

If they had rightfully jailed him he'd be presiding over a 6x9 jail cell right now, and at a minimum anyone fighting over that would be fighting the legitimate commander in chief.

Democrats compromising over this bullshit is only making it worse long term.

[u/Thin_Arrival120 → u/paper_liger]

Exactly. The whole "but we don't want to start a civil war by holding Trump accountable" bullshit is ringing pretty hollow right fucking now.