The idea that you can satiate people determined to create havoc and harm is ridiculous on its face. In the wake of the election in 2016 I witnessed harassment myself almost immediately.
Vegas bombing was an act of “MAGA Terrorism”—why won’t media call it that?! This makes us less safe! Dean Obeidallah Jan 4 2024 But the most alarming and sinister parts of his notes have been barely covered by the media. For example, under his call for “Fellow Servicemembers, Veterans, and all Americans” to “wake up,” he urged them to head to Washington, D.C. to “purge” the government and military from those who oppose them. He wrote, “Military and vets move on DC starting now. Militias facilitate and augment this activity.” He demanded them take control of the facilities until “the purge is complete.” Those ominous words are made more concerning by the lines that followed. Livelsberger made it explicitly clear that the target of this purge are Democrats—who if they won’t give up power peacefully, force must be used. He wrote, “Try peaceful means first, but be prepared to fight to get the Dems out of the fed government and military by any means necessary.” He added, “They all must go and a hard reset must occur for our country to avoid collapse.”
David Feldman also reads some of the manifesto on his January 6th 2024 show.
Obviously most Trump voters aren’t actively interested in a Stalinist purge in America. Many just hoped someone, anyone, would do something different — but probably not that different. But while you have to have quite a few people to get voted into office —even here in the US with the bizarrely unfair electoral college system — the fact is, you don’t actually need a lot of people to carry out grim brutality. And there has absolutely been a revving up, and a setting of the stage, and a manufacturing consent among elite tycoons, for weirdos to carry out horrendous plans, and other examples of right-wing disinformation fueled murder.
My letter to reps:
What are you doing to protect doctors, healthcare workers, and public health officials and disabled and senior advocates from violent anti-vaxxers? There have been openly stated plans that county officials are planning to deputize anti-vaxxers to go after people with “swatting raids” and livestream the events. This doesn’t sound legal to me, but we already have seen anti-vaxxers attacking or even killing their own family members because they got vaccinated. Where is the task force to prevent atrocities and prevent healthcare workers from being attacked by vigilantes or local governments?