"And the messages underscore how the most important divide in modern politics is
not the age old struggle between liberalism and conservatism - a legitimate
ideological duel over the meaning and direction of America. Instead, the
great struggle of the early 21st century is between those in the Republican
Party who are prepared to reject democracy and everyone else."
You know, for young basement geniuses who opened their stupid eyes around the time Trump came on the scene, thinking that America has and should work this way is at least a LITTLE (TINY, TINY, TINY) more understandable - i.e., it's all about tribe, not consistency or decency or honesty, etc. Although obviously, it certainly doesn't excuse the thinking.
But for your run-of-the-mill bitter middle/old-aged Trumper, I guess that NONE of them remember the R Senators telling Nixon that the game was up? And remember that there were just as many scary liberal D politicians like AOC and Bernie back then, who they COULD have decided were the greater threat than Nixon? But that didn't happen. Don't they remember that? Are they totally incapable of the cognitive dissonance that should cause with respect to the current situation of excusing EVERYTHING that Trump and the Rs do because there's a greater, fully imagined, liberal threat?
And....
"Still, the idea that Attorney General Merrick Garland would decide there was
sufficient likelihood of a conviction to prosecute Trump strikes many legal and
political observers as far-fetched."
Once again, reminds me of how future statements about "No man is above the law in the US" should be AT LEAST misdemeanors until our country gets itself un-f*****. Again, I imagine any citizen - and especially those involved in the rule of law and perhaps even trained by the U.S. - in third world countries thinking, "Are you kidding me? BLATANTLY and indefinitely trying to steal an election ISN'T against the law in the oh-so-wise and just 'merica?"
Or at least, none of it applies to the top public official (and EX-top public official), who they supposedly made sure a long time ago WASN'T a monarch ??? So, so pathetic and disappointing.
Of course, I'm open to someone with more legal wisdom than me (not hard) to explain what I might be missing about Garland's (and others'?) reluctance.