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Considering how Trump is never there for his supporters, I'm surprised he has any left. I'm skeptical that there will be any more significant protests anywhere

Considering how Trump is never there for his supporters, I'm surprised he has any left. I'm skeptical that there will be any more significant protests anywhere in the country. The Capitol mob was a portion of the most hard-core who travelled to D.C. this late after the election to show support for what exactly? This is wholly independent of the issue of persistently casting doubt on the quality of the election since before the election, which obviously isn't right. Also the double-standard with more than 100 days of BLM protests -- that were often protests but also were often riots -- is kinda funny. Trump is involved so suddenly it's domestic terrorism even though very little property was damaged, certainly not buildings burnt to the ground and people murdered in the street like we saw before. The hyperbole on both sides really needs to be dialed down to 1. Noone has behaved themselves well throughout this presidency.

brighton36 6y ago
You should consider asking them why.
- InitialLastName 6y ago
  When I ask that, the only answer I get is "My information bubble tells me everyone loves Trump, so any situation where he genuinely loses is inconceivable."
  - mrslave 6y ago
    A bit unfair considering the exact same could be said for another large bubble with 's/loses/wins/'. To GP, you could add more than snark. The most strongly proclaimed message is that there's a stolen election to be stopped. This is a very bold claim, and while I'm don't disbelieve that there could be election fraud, (1) it's not a square function: the magnitude of the fraud would need to be considered; and (2) some evidence for such a strong claim is needed. Trump has had 3 years of actual governing to address things like stale voter registries where dead people, say for example, come out and vote in the order of 50,000 (a claim I have heard but can't comment on it's strength). To use that now is disingenuous. But then we're just here guessing what Stop The Steal even means because noone is explaining it sufficiently.
    - brighton36 6y ago
      Respectfully, you should consider that the media is probably lying to you in regards to 'what it is that trumps election fraud believers, believe' Most of the believers I've talked to believe 'the rules were changed in the middle of the game' wrt mail-in voting, and such. These believers also believe that foreign interference distorted the results. (Both parties agree to this, I think) We will now be in a perverse situation where both sides will think the election results are fraudulent, if their side lost. I think it's an unsolvable problem. Because reform would necessarily be a partisan endeavor, without legitimacy in that party. We're unrepresentable now, best I can tell.

brighton36 6y ago

You should consider asking them why.

InitialLastName 6y ago
When I ask that, the only answer I get is "My information bubble tells me everyone loves Trump, so any situation where he genuinely loses is inconceivable."
- mrslave 6y ago
  A bit unfair considering the exact same could be said for another large bubble with 's/loses/wins/'. To GP, you could add more than snark. The most strongly proclaimed message is that there's a stolen election to be stopped. This is a very bold claim, and while I'm don't disbelieve that there could be election fraud, (1) it's not a square function: the magnitude of the fraud would need to be considered; and (2) some evidence for such a strong claim is needed. Trump has had 3 years of actual governing to address things like stale voter registries where dead people, say for example, come out and vote in the order of 50,000 (a claim I have heard but can't comment on it's strength). To use that now is disingenuous. But then we're just here guessing what Stop The Steal even means because noone is explaining it sufficiently.
  - brighton36 6y ago
    Respectfully, you should consider that the media is probably lying to you in regards to 'what it is that trumps election fraud believers, believe' Most of the believers I've talked to believe 'the rules were changed in the middle of the game' wrt mail-in voting, and such. These believers also believe that foreign interference distorted the results. (Both parties agree to this, I think) We will now be in a perverse situation where both sides will think the election results are fraudulent, if their side lost. I think it's an unsolvable problem. Because reform would necessarily be a partisan endeavor, without legitimacy in that party. We're unrepresentable now, best I can tell.