While the racist right rubs and tugs on themselves endlessly be it on message boards or its radilized media outlets about Smollett; in congress we have real examples of what we'll get with a Republican majority should they win in 2022.
Open violent threats against Democratic members of congress.
Open glorification of weapons and their use to control racial and political disagreements.
Protection of those that openly threaten violence and death against other members of congress.
Destruction of democratic principles and processes.
Smollett, who's whole charge is a false police report, gets 24/7/365 coverage while violent messages by the likes of Gosar, Broebert, MTG, and their defenders go virtually hidden in the racist right wing nutjob media.
The disproportional attention is the bigger story. A story of institutionalized white racism and its media distraction machine. The Trumpian Republican party is nothing but racist. Their entire existence is all about "owning the lib's" and destroying our Democratic Republic and absolutely nothing more. It's a schoolyard attitude of taunting, bullying and open violent insurrection.
Donald Trump’s next coup has already begun—and today’s GOP is much better positioned to subvert future elections.
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