Election Challenges, Protests, Conspiracy Theories, and Moral Panics

[GMDino]

(12-09-2020, 03:17 PM)Au165 Wrote: See quote I posted earlier from PA senate majority leader (republican) on going against Trump. She literally said she was scared her house would be bombed if she did. They are literally terrified of his followers.

I remember those innocent times when we could have discussions about "IF" Trump inspired hatred and violence from his followers.  And how his defenders resisted that idea.

As Trump Rails Against Loss, His Supporters Become More Threatening https://t.co/2bj5dVNfSx pic.twitter.com/nKMsLWopxh

— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) December 9, 2020

 

Now they run and hide from what they once said and try to pretend they weren't really defending him and that they had always been against what he said and did. Yet they still can't speak out against it.