#January 6th Aftermath

[ivygorgon]

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[ivygorgon]

An open letter to the U.S. House of Representatives

🏠 Expel members of Congress that participated in the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol.

1,476 so far! Help us get to 2,000 signers!

Expel any members of Congress—including Reps. Greene, Gosar, Biggs, Brooks, Boebert, Cawthorn, and Gohmert—who are found to have aided and abetted the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. It was a violent assault that cost lives, and members of Congress who coordinated illegal or violent activity with organizers cannot serve in the U.S. Congress and should be brought to justice.

▶ Created on October 25, 2021 by Suzanne

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[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

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Stand in the Gap

Stand in the Gap is a non-profit foundation dedicated to advocating for change in re-entry, family services, and justice reform. We believe in second chances, providing support to individuals transitioning back into society, and working towards a more equitable and compassionate world. Through our programs, partnerships, and advocacy efforts, we strive to make a lasting impact on the lives of those in need and promote systemic change.

Join us in standing for justice and being a voice for the voiceless.

Our Story

On January 6, 2021, a historic day unfolded in our nation's capital that will be etched in history. As the foundation of our nation was put to the test, many individuals heeded the call to stand up for their rights, their future, and their beliefs. However, the aftermath saw the government taking action against them, leading to a series of events that unveiled the deep-seated issues within the American justice system.

Before January 6th, many were unaware of just how broken the justice system in America truly was. The January 6th defendants and their advocates soon realized that this injustice had persisted for far too long.

In September of 2021, The Real J6 was founded with a mission to give a voice to the voiceless. Its primary focus was to shine a light on the treatment of January 6th defendants at the hands of their own government. However, as the organization delved deeper into this mission, it became clear that there were numerous unmet needs for the defendants and their families. This realization led to the creation of Stand in the Gap.

Shane Jenkins, the co-founder of Stand in the Gap, possesses a unique perspective on the challenges within the incarceration system and the broken nature of the justice system. His life story, marked by several run-ins with the law prior to January 6th, is one of transformation and redemption. Raised in a religious environment and attending Episcopalian school, Shane's life took a different path due to personal struggles and feelings of abandonment stemming from his adoption and an abusive stepfather. In 2016, while incarcerated and at a low point in his life, Shane had a transformative encounter with CHARM – Christ's Hope And Reconciliation Ministries. Through CHARM, he found faith and redemption, and his life took a new direction.

Paroled in July 2018, Shane transitioned to a CHARM Prison Ministries transitional house and dedicated himself to a life of faith and service. He became involved in prison ministry, took on leadership roles, and found a supportive community at church. Despite his personal transformation, in 2021, Shane once again found himself facing government action. Since then, he has been incarcerated, ministering to others within the system and working to bring about positive change.

Through the efforts of many individuals including The Real J6, significant improvements have been achieved within the DC Department of Corrections, including changes in visitation policies, COVID restrictions, guard behavior, and even Congressional intervention. Shane's unique perspective and experience are foundational to the mission of Stand in the Gap, as it strives to address the systemic issues within the justice system and provide support to those who have been affected by it.

[deadpresidents]

Hypothetically what do you think would have happened if the january 6 rioters had gotten to pence or pelosi before they got safe?

At this point, I almost dread answering questions like this anymore because I know the kind of hate mail it will unleash for the next few days, but it's important to keep talking about what happened on January 6, 2021 since so many people are trying to normalize it. That includes many people whose lives were in danger that day, as well as the former President who tried to hold on to power by encouraging his supporters to launch a violent insurrection and is now referring to those who have been brought to justice for attempting a coup as "patriots" and "hostages".

I genuinely believe that there were people in that crowd who would have killed Vice President Pence, Speaker Pelosi, and certain Congressional leaders if they had reached them on January 6th. I think there are people in that crowd who were ready to hold lawmakers hostage. Why else did they have handcuffs and zip ties? To help the Capitol Police maintain order? (Oh yeah...that's right, thanks for reminding me: they violently attacked the police -- some even beat police officers with the "Blue Lives Matter" flags that they brought with them.) Now, I do not think that everybody who was at the Capitol on January 6th -- or even the majority of those who took part in the insurrection -- were willing to go that far. I think a lot of them got swept up in what was happening and went with the flow. That doesn't excuse what they did. The flow that they got swept up in was still a fucking insurrection, and anyone who took part in that deserves to be held accountable. But I think there were certain elements embedded throughout that crowd that were much more organized and prepared to fully execute their plans for a coup after disrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes.

I actually think Vice President Pence was probably in more danger than even Speaker Pelosi or some of the Democratic leaders because Trump was so actively calling him out in the days and hours before the insurrection. I think that's why Pence is so adamant now about not supporting Trump. I mean, think about how disgustingly loyal and subservient Pence was to Trump throughout those four years until basically the first few days of January 2021. But even as other Republican leaders are crumbling and offering their allegiance to Trump again in 2024, Pence is standing by his decision not to endorse or support Trump, and I think that's because he realizes that Trump absolutely almost got him (and his family, who were with him in the Capitol on that day) killed on January 6th. Shit, even Mitch McConnell has folded and endorsed Trump again despite the fact that Trump has spent the last three years not only insulting him but also making racist attacks and questioning McConnell's wife's loyalty to the United States all because Elaine Chao had the audacity to resign from Trump's Cabinet in the wake of the insurrection. Yet Mike Pence -- who spent the better part of four years following Trump around like Paul Heyman follows Roman Reigns...

...THAT same Mike Pence is steadfastly refusing to endorse Trump because he has personal experience about how real of an existential threat Trump is. Some of those people at the Capitol were very serious about following through on their chants to "Hang Mike Pence", and not only does Pence realize that, but he also knows now that Trump -- who refused to take actions that would have helped clear the Capitol more quickly -- said "he deserves it" when hearing about those chants.

That's what is so scary about the insurrection, its aftermath, and the Trump Republican Party's redefinition of what happened that day. It almost worked. They stormed the United States Capitol and invaded both chambers of Congress. They carried Confederate flags into the United States Capitol -- even the fucking Confederate States of America didn't successfully invade Washington, D.C. and plant their flag in the Capitol. They were willing to hurt and probably kill some of America's elected leaders. And the people who helped plan and instigate the events of January 6th have spent the three-plus years since then learning from their mistakes and figuring out how to be successful next time. And guess what? "Next time" is only a few months away.

[ivygorgon]

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[tomorrowusa]

Donald Trump's botched handling of the pandemic emergency spread COVID-19 throughout the United States. Perhaps memory loss is an unexpected side effect of Long COVID.

It's up to all of us personally to remind people of the horrors of the Trump administration. Don't rely on the media and political ads to do so.

Those who blame Biden for the chaos at the end of US involvement in Afghanistan conveniently leave out the fact that the Trump administration effectively handed over the country to the Taliban.

Senate Republicans, before they became full-time concubines of Trump, were alarmed by the timetable. This is from FactCheck.org

^^^ Li'l Marco should hope that nobody reminds Trump how critical he was of The Orange One's Afghanistan withdrawal.

Biden inherited a flawed deal from Trump. At the time Trump left the White House, US troop levels in Afghanistan were down to 2,500 as 5,000 Taliban prisoners were being released.

Of course not many people in the US were paying a lot of attention to Afghanistan in the immediate aftermath of Trump's January 6th coup attempt.

[mitchfynde]

Tumblr conservatives have invented a creative new way to win debates. They simply don't debate you.

I've had shitloads of debates on this website over the years. Almost every single one was frustrating, due to multiple factors. The one factor that usually stayed consistent is that my opponent would at least argue something. Doesn't matter if they were right or wrong; Even if their argument was complete and utter nonsense, they at least attempted to make one.

Since the insurrection on January 6th, 2021 and the aftermath revealing Donald Trump's fake electors plot, I've noticed a shift in conservatives on tumblr. They often don't make an argument anymore.

What conservatives do now is circulate narratives. You can try to debate them on these narratives, but it ultimately does nothing. The facts don't matter at all. They have headlines that confirm what they want to be told and they have years of experience with evil leftists online that completely cement their bias forever.

What you will find is that now you're evil. Now you're bad faith. You're not worth being debated, because you're a liberal or you're a leftist and you're not to be trusted. If you include even the smallest insult, it's somehow seen as duplicitous.

Nevermind the endless bigotry at the heart of their belief system which leads them to endlessly mock people based on circumstances outside of their control. Never mind the fact that even if you are a cishet white man that is on the same footing as them in life, you'll still be insulted just based on your beliefs. They have no standards but double-standards. Remember the old saying?

"If feminists didn't have double-standards, they'd have no standards at all."

But let's look back at multiple of those.

"Feminists can't interact with any kind of media without bringing their politics into it."

"Feminists want everything to be censored."

"Feminists make politics their whole personality."

"Feminists are constantly triggered by mundane things and basic facts."

Maybe most damning:

"Feminists refuse to debate me."

It's time to face facts. The right became exactly what they hated the most. They hold liberals to normal standards, but conservatives to none. Every single movie, show, or game is now woke if it includes anything outside of a straight white man as the focus of the game. They want all LGBT messages censored from media and branding. Everything is about being MAGA, even outside of the USA. They will lose their shit over any talk of climate change, psychology, vaccines, etc.

They no longer actually debate you, because they can't. They've been proven wrong long ago. It's over. They haven't had facts on their side for years. They've had to leave reality and form an internet bubble of alternative facts. Although, let's face it, they didn't actually form that bubble. Russia did. And they did it to destroy the USA and the west as a whole, but that's a different discussion.

If you have conservative friends, be kind. They're brainwashed. They most likely feel strongly that they are serving a higher purpose by doing what they're doing. They can't actually perceive that they're wrong because they've lost the ability to discern fact from fiction. They may snap out of it eventually if they learn to hold any actual standard long enough. That should be our goal. Make them hold pretty much ANY standard whatsoever.

Rant over.

[odinsblog]

Holy shit, I can’t stop laughing. Like, on the one hand it IS funny af, but on the other hand, Republicans are chaos agents, and as January 6th and the aftermath has very clearly shown — they would gladly burn the entire country down to the ground if it meant a chance to hurt anyone who wasn’t a wealthy, cis/het, straight white Christian male.

And before anyone blames Democrats for not saving McCarthy, please remember this: McCarthy was in the process of cutting a deal with members of the extreme rightwing Freedom Caucus — to empower the far-right, and give them even more authority on key House committees, and more clout over social & military policy decisions. And after repeatedly stabbing Democrats in the back, and going back on his agreements because it angered the far-right, he wanted their help all in return for nothing?

Look, I have no idea who tf will replace him as House Speaker, but I dO know that whoever it ends up being, the GOP was on their way there already. Look at the Republicans who are angered, and who are defending McCarthy.

Can you imagine having the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene heading the Judicial Committee, or the House Ways and Means Committee? It was going to shit no matter what Democrats did, so they may as well have stood aside while the GOP self-destructed.

Unfortunately, it’s the entire country that will pay for Republicans — and not just “MAGA Republicans,” it’s all of them; there are no “good” Republicans — who are incapable of governing, or who do not want to govern.

[thedeliverygod]

I received the final volume of Noragami in the mail yesterday & read through it so I wanted to do a proper post but I was too tired yesterday to manage so I'm writing it today.

I'm so grateful for Noragami being in my life for the past 10 years (almost to the day--as I know I watched the first season in December of 2014). I have always always been interested in Shinto... I wrote a paper about it in my Asian Film Studies class (regarding it's influence on works from Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli) and I also did a few presentations about a few elements in my Japanese classes.

So to find a story where Shinto is very clearly the main theme but also heavily deals with abuse in it's many forms (child abuse, emotional abuse, abuse from a parent regardless of age) is something that struck so deeply for me. Yato is someone who I have so much in common with... Which is funny to say because you want to be like 'how could I ever have something in common with a god' and yet...

Yukine reminded me immediately of Yahiko from Rurouni Kenshin, a character I always loved for his spunky attitude and his growth through the series [and Yato with Kenshin regarding his history as a god of calamity vs hitokiri battousai]. I can say much the same for same for Yukine. My connection to Yahiko and Rurouni Kenshin has been soiled by the mangaka unfortunately, but I'm so thankful I found a series that moved me even more. The aftermath of Yukine's ablution (read: Hiyori's relief & hugging both of the boys) brought me to tears and ultimately is what made me *need* to read the manga immediately upon completion of the anime.

Hiyori is... everything good about this world. I don't know how else to say it. She is an icon, everything we should all strive to be. She's constantly true to herself and does everything within her power to help the ones she loves (whether they are 'alive' or not).

I'll stop here for now but just a reminder to everyone that @memoriesofnoragami is a week dedicated to reflecting upon our amazing times with Noragami, coming up January 6th through the 12th!

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Adam Kinzinger:

For four years, a massive machine of deception has worked tirelessly to transform the greatest political tragedy of our time — the bloody January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — into what Donald Trump now calls a "day of love." As the machine's chief operator, Trump is determined to make the truth the ultimate casualty of that tragedy. It is up to us to defend it.

No crime in history has been documented more thoroughly than the January 6 attack. More than 1,000 cameras captured the day’s events, and much of that footage was used to charge over 1,600 people with crimes related to the riot. Around 1,000 have been convicted. As a member of the House committee that investigated the attack, I reviewed the key footage repeatedly and listened closely to the officers who fought against the mob. More importantly, the world watched the tragedy unfold in real time as news networks broadcast the events minute by minute. Since then, we have all seen the images of Trump supporters clad in helmets and tactical gear waging medieval combat against police officers. We’ve witnessed the assaults with our own eyes.

The truth of January 6 is so well established that even people who weren’t there have felt the moral injury of seeing their fellow citizens surge violently into the Capitol. Like September 11, January 6 was a national trauma. The key difference, however, is that this attack was incited by the sitting President of the United States and carried out by our own citizens.

Although the story is familiar, it must be repeated every time January 6 is mentioned. That day was the culmination of Trump’s months-long campaign of lies designed to convince the world that the 2020 election he lost had been rigged. He and his allies spread rumor after rumor, filed and lost lawsuit after lawsuit. Still, conspiracy theories flooded the media and the internet, stoking the anger of Trump’s most fervent supporters.

No evidence of widespread corruption was ever found. Nevertheless, Trump and his followers continued to push these lies in countless ways. Then, as Congress prepared to certify the election results, he summoned his supporters to Washington, D.C., and all but ordered the attack to disrupt the certification process. More than 140 officers were injured. Five people died.

In the immediate aftermath, only a handful of political extremists denied what had occurred. Even Trump, the King of Lies, initially called it a "heinous attack" and a "calamity," warning that lawbreakers "will pay." However, in the weeks that followed, false claims of leftist agitators began to spread. Fringe lawmakers described members of the mob as mere tourists who had been granted access to the Capitol. By March, Trump echoed the notion that rioters had been "ushered" into the building. By 2022, he began to express sympathy for those charged with crimes, and with his encouragement, his followers began portraying these attackers as martyrs.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger wrote in his Substack a sobering look at the events of January 6th, 2021 and how Donald Trump and his MAGA minions are determined to rewrite history by valorizing the domestic terrorists who stormed the Capitol on that day due to Trump’s lies about the 2020 election results and deceitfully call the violent protest a “peaceful” one.

[theforensicintrovert]

recounting the jan 6th riot 11/08/24

hello beautiful friends, as someone who is fed up and insanely disappointed about the election results i want us to remember what occurred on january 6th.

when and where? on january 6th 2021:

at around 12PM Donald Trump began to speak to his supporters near the White House.

at 1PM the outer police barrier was broken into.

"We're going to the Capitol," he says. "We're going to try and give them [Republicans] the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country."

3. around 2PM protestors have now broken windows and entered the capital.

4. between 3PM-4PM the protestors are banging on doors, destroying property, and have broken into the chamber.

5. Donald Trump finally addresses his 'fans' in a tweet.

reference:

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1069977469/a-timeline-of-how-the-jan-6-attack-unfolded-including-who-said-what-and-when

aftermath?

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/36-months-jan-6-attack-capitol-0

here are statistics regarding the criminal charges and aftermath of the riot and with Trump back in office he stated (not accurate if he will or won't) that he would pardon those who took part in this act.

on a more psychological account the riot not only created a rift between the republican party itself but as a viewer it not only shocked me but it affects many, many more. here is one of many articles addressing the psychological affect of the riot:

https://nationalpress.org/topic/january-6-capitol-police-trauma-suicide-howard-liebengood-harry-dunn/#:~:text=They%20are%20at%20increased%20risk,over%20the%20past%20few%20years.%E2%80%9D

overall, i am very upset about the results of this election but i think we will be okay, we just need to find our communities and help each other. understand that there is always someone else out there that understands your anxiety, understands your fears, and can validate your emotions.

let me know if there is anything you would like me to talk about more in depth, i am still learning as well so please feel free to comment or shoot me a message regarding anything.

always here! <3

[themisinformer]

Trump Boasts That His Failed Coup Killed Way More People Than South Korea’s

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In light of the recent declaration of martial law in South Korea, President-elect Donald Trump would take the time to publicly condemn President Yoon Suk Yeol’s blatant power grab, bragging that his failed coup on January, 6th killed way more people than Yeol’s, who’s martial law declaration is currently reporting zero deaths.

“Those Koreans are just a bunch of weak little commies, I tell ya,” Trump would say during a GOP event just after finding out about the coup attempt. “Their government has no control over their own country, folks. They tried to make a big show about wiping out the political opposition, but they failed miserably. There were no deaths, and barely any chaos. My coup attempt, on the other hand, killed way more people. Way more. Everyone’s saying it.”

Trump would also use South Korea’s failed coup as an opportunity to boast about his own power. “This type of thing would never happen in America with me as your President,” Trump continued. “We’re gonna bring out the big guns, and nobody will be safe. The radical left, journalists, my ex lovers. All of them will be counting their days. When my supporters rushed the Capitol, they showed us what this country is truly capable of. Nobody does insurrections like America. We’re truly the best at everything!”

When a reporter pointed out that comparing fatalities caused by world leaders might not be in the best taste, Trump would double down. “Taste? I’ve got the best taste!” He retorted. “The best gold toilets, the best branded steaks, the best coups — nobody even comes close! And look, I’m not saying that deaths are good, okay? But if you’re gonna perform a coup, then you’re gonna wanna do it right. You want the numbers, you want the headlines. When I did my coup, even though it failed, I still did right. I delivered the highest ratings in the whole entire world. As for South Korea, they’re barely even trending on Truth Social!”

South Korean officials have yet to respond to Trump’s comments and are expected not to do so for quite some time as they deal with the aftermath of this coup attempt. Trump, however, saw this as “proof” of their apparent weakness. “See? They ain’t nothing but a bunch of pussies,” Trump concluded. “They think they’re so strong and tough within their own country, but the second the next leader of the greatest country on planet earth challenges them, then all of a sudden they go quiet.”

[verycleverboy]

DEADLINE: How did you approach Donald Trump‘s story given that he has been profiled in The Choice twice before? [Filmmaker Michael] KIRK: Everything changed. We have made about eight films about Trump over the course of his presidency. We always had a kind of vector in based on what we’ve done in the 2016 Choice, where we first heard about his father’s kind of eugenic perspective of winners and losers. In this case, after January 6th, the way we watched Trump changed because winners and losers became something else. The emphasis on, ‘I will not lose this election in 2020,’ and the extent to which he did what he did, and the aftermath of that, started to kind of animate how we would view him, how we would tell the winners and losers story. We reemphasized it, went back to the relationship with his brother Freddie. We sort of tracked along his life with a whole new perspective and emphasis on winning and losing — the the building of Trump Tower on the one hand, and on the other hand the failed marriages, the bankruptcies, The Apprentice rise, all the problems that then follow… They are all efforts, we came to believe, to avoid losing, to avoid being the label the loser, and the extent to which Trump does what he does, and goes where he goes in the face of that fear, took on paramount importance from our point of view.

(full article)

The Choice debuts this evening (September 24, 2024, 9pm EDT) on PBS stations and streaming platforms. The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz premieres on Oct. 8.

[defenderoftruth]

President Donald J. Trump is the heart and soul of the MAGA movement, he will need to be surrounded by a group of warriors in Congress who share his devotion to strict America First principles.

The next Congress is poised to have some of the strongest and most patriotic America First candidates to date.  This will be a freshman class like no other, equipping President Trump with the firepower – and much-needed backup – that he mostly lacked in his first term in office to advocate for some of his bolder agenda items in Congress – including mass deportations, and returning law and order to towns and cities across the land.

Each one of the following candidates are MAGA firebrands – steadfastly devoted to President Trump and his agenda of securing our borders, ending the weaponization of our justice system, and eliminating election fraud.

None of these patriots would have certified the illegitimate results of the 2020 presidential election if it were up to them.  They all will go beyond what any current member of Congress has done to fight for the release of the January 6th hostages currently being imprisoned by the Biden regime.

They all love President Trump, and readily understand that his cause represents America’s hope.  For that reason, they heard the call and feel dutybound to enter the storm – and do whatever it takes to help President Trump come next January in his second administration to give him all the support he needs to Make America First Again:

Combat Veteran JR Majewski (OH-09)

The people of Ohio deserve much better than their current leadership, both Democrat and Republican, and Majewski’s election to Congress will benefit MAGA patriots nationwide, giving them a trusted voice and proven fighter who will prioritize America First values, over Mitch McConnell and the DC Swamp now bringing this country to ruin.

Make America Dominant Again!

J6 Patriot Derrick Evans (WV-01)

Derrick Evans arguably paid the greatest price for standing up for this country. Evans was one of thousands of Americans who peacefully demonstrated at the Capitol on January 6th – as a result, he had his liberties stripped away and was forced to serve three months in prison, including over a week of agonizing solitary confinement.

Derrick Evans has never wavered in his support for President Trump and America First principles.  In fact, last August, when President Trump’s mugshot was released, Evans posted it alongside his own mugshot in a display of solidarity with the 45th President, which the President later ReTruthed.

Trump Soldier Anthony Sabatini (FL-11)

Anthony Sabatini was the most outspoken Trump supporter while serving in the Florida House of Representatives, and was the only legislator to really hold then-Governor Ron DeSantis’ feet to the fire, pushing him to the right on policies ranging from gun rights to immigration.

Among his many accolades, Sabatini was the first Republican County chairman in the state of Florida to endorse President Trump.

He has been an unwavering backer of the 45th President’s, stating repeatedly on record that he would not have certified the results of the illegitimate 2020 election, while also calling on Governor DeSantis’ office to permanently cut ties with Biden’s DOJ in the aftermath of the unlawful raid on Mar-a-Lago in August of 2022.

Sabatini has represented J6 defendants as part of his legal practice and continues to be a stalwart advocate for the most vulnerable members of our society – the J6 victims and their families.

He is the most loyal and patriotic Florida legislator, bar none, and is a terrific addition to the next Congress.

America needs more great Patriots like Anthony Sabatini!

America First Patriot Blake Masters (AZ-08)

America First is here to stay, thanks to leaders like Blake Masters. He will support President Trump to solve the border crises and restore law and order in America.

Together with President Trump, Masters will bring illegal immigration to an end. He will protect our right to own and use firearms, so our streets safe again.

Vote for Blake Masters AZ

[lee-sanghyeok]

"오늘만 I LOVE YOU (IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU)" is a first digital single by BOYNEXTDOOR, released on January 6th. It is a dance song that captures the realistic aftermath of a breakup. Woonhak and Taesan participated in the production of the song.

'The lyrics are self-deprecating to the point of being somewhat pathetic, yet the melody, based on a band sound, is lively and upbeat. This contrast is a key point of the song.

Although it's a breakup song, it's not overwhelmingly nostalgic or sad. The wit of BOYNEXTDOOR shines through as they portray the days following a breakup - when one lacks the courage to move on and feels like nothing is within their grasp in a cheerful light.' — Melon Music

[gaykarstaagforever]

Vote Against Trump

The next presidential election is a final test of the full power of white supremacy. Trump is its candidate; he has virtually no other platform. All future plans drawn up for him are for him and his appointed judges to create a fascist White Nationalist state, where democracy is merely a ritual, taxpayer money flows unregulated to fundamentalist Christian churches, and Congress exists to raise the rich into a new generational aristocracy, and make it legal for the cops and military to eliminate everyone the new aristocrats aren't interested in exploiting.

They can win, and will be able to do all this, if only all the white people do their "tribal duty" and vote for Trump. After this election, they will soon lose the demographic war, and never have the numbers to legitimately win national elections again. They know this, which is why they're abandoned democracy. The aftermath of January 6th remains living proof of that.

Trump is literally their last gasp, their final savior, who can destroy the traditional system that isn't working for them anymore, and create a new one, where generational wealth and ethnicity are all that matter.

This is their end game. Their backs are against the wall. People who think America = white supremacy know their time is up, that they absolutely have to win this, or they've lost everything. That's why they're so desperate and terrified. This is why they'll almost certainly use illegal schemes and terrorism and violence to win. Because they have to. The White Race and its White God are doomed, as they see it, if they don't.

Anyone who lives in a rural area of this country already knows that if you're white, and you aren't MAGA, you are considered a race-traitor and a heretic. Even the pastors at the supposedly apolitical churches are all but openly saying that refusing to support the GOP is a sin. This is their End Times. Everything they know and love - toxic masculinity, default racial and cultural privilege and superiority, a right to consequence-free violence against people of color and the poor, undying personal loyalty above all else - is doomed, if they don't win this election. At any cost.

The wagons are circled, and any pink person who doesn't fall in line is automatically a soldier of the Enemy. And they are putting these people's name on lists, to be handed off to the relevant authorities, once Trump wins.

This all seems melodramatic and stupid. And it it. But fascism doesn't do anything in half-measures. Fascism is a 20th Century invention. These people view reality as a movie, and themselves as the heroes. And they HAVE TO win, or the movie doesn't make any sense. Trump is the paragon of this way of living, which is why they identify so strongly with him, no matter how deranged he gets. In fact, the wilder he gets, the better! He understands! They NEED to win this war, because without this traditional innate superiority, they have nothing! And they'd literally rather be dead!

The question here is, if you're white, do you fall in line with this last gasp of grubby tribalism, or do you choose something better? Do you vote AGAINST this destructive nonsense, however you can, or do you put your head down and let it flow over you? Because not voting is voting for Trump, if you're white. Not voting is agreeing with MAGA that if you don't support Trump, as a white person, you had better shut up and go away and stay out of it. Not voting is totally letting these people win.

Being white in America comes with an undeserved privilege. It also comes with a mound of responsibilities most of us don't even know we have. We don't get to exist neutrally, as white people. We are born the racists, the oppressors, the fascists, the comfortable children enjoying the fruits of the colonists's genocidal labor. I didn't realize this until recently, either. Us not voting is us tacitly agreeing to keep silently enjoying our unjust state. And that isn't a morally neutral position. That makes us automatic supporters of this horrible, evil thing.

Vote against Trump, fellow white people. Prove you don't believe in the NeoConfederate dystopia that has ensnared you when you weren't looking. Choose to be better, by actively cutting yourself free.

Because you don't get to stay out of it. You are in it, as it was designed specifically for you. And if you don't stand up against it, your only other alternative is to be dragged along behind it, to be used by it however it sees fit.

This is what we've always done. But you can be the future, not the past.

Vote against Trump.