09-24-2020, 12:48 PM
(09-24-2020, 12:44 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Yes, his words carry weight, but what has he done to dismantle democracy? Has he told people not to vote? To not bother? I mean, we know he told people to vote twice, which even in jest was wrong, but what has he done to dismantle democracy? That's a serious accusation.
He's told people not to trust the election results if he loses. His base 100% believes him.
He is consistently undermining our electoral process. Sowing doubt into one of our most important democratic institutions. Just words for now, but you're being deliberately obtuse if you think things will go smoothly should he lose in November. And what about his deliberate handicapping of USPS, where he flatly admitted it was to hamper mail-in voting? There's an action, not just words.
You suggested in an earlier post that he'll concede if it is a fair election, and that's why he's taking a "wait and see" approach. Okay, how are we proving that out? All evidence to date shows that voting fraud is not a legitimate issue, so why are we looking for a problem that simply has not presented itself? Oh, because the results don't favor him. And all the while he's telling millions of his voters that the election was rigged against them. Oh yeah, TOTALLY harmless with no possible ramifications whatsoever.
Words hold power. And when words sow deep seeds of distrust in our country's election process, that's a genuine cause for alarm.
Everything in this post is my fault.
