The reality of demagoguery is you cannot control the hate & division you unleash.
You seeing America? Pls notice the distinct absence of the National Guard though the president set the agenda for this rally.
This is his legacy. This is #MAGA. This is America
There AREN'T "good people on both sides", Trump.
He told them to stand back & stand by. Here they are.
Guilliani said at today's rally "trial by combat"
The ugly truth is they've weaponised fear & hate BUT they didn't create it. They weaponised what was already there.
A collosal failure of so many institutions. His entire presidency was leading to this moment and law enforcement weren't ready?
That's the reality that a lot of people are unwilling to confront. It's not just Trump. He is a distilled manifestation of what has never been exorcised. All of it was just waiting there for decency to be replaced with blind ambition & greed.
The levers of white supremacy & racism are as present as they ever were. All it took was for someone to say fuck being decent, tap into the primal. It happened in the UK first and then, having resorted to the same playbook, lightning struck again Nov. 16