Agree. There is some really weird shit coming from the WH right now.
"we own the federal stockpile, not the states".
Kushner said it but Trump endorses it or he wouldn't have had his SIL on the stage with him.
Message being,
"play nice because we have power of life or death over you". I don't really know what that kind of threat will do but I do know that threatening people gets their back up and draws resistance. Whether that resistance is pointed at Trump in a peaceful way in November or at Democrats who are, lets face it, tagged with leading the move toward social isolation remains to be seen. My guess, this summer we'll see some action, both against Trump and against Democrats.
Then there is the statement by Trump where he outright admitted that making it easier for people to vote in November means no Republicans can win. Combined with this relatively new development: Republicans
oppose a lawsuit brought by Democrats who want to ease voting regulations for Wisconsin’s spring election because of the coronavirus. (What Democrats are seeking is lifting restrictions on photo ID at voting sites, lifting requirements for a photocopy of their ID on requests for mail-in ballots and extending the deadline for mail-in ballots.) One thing we can say about them, Republicans aren't being sneaky about restricting people's right to vote. They come right out and say it.
With most every action they make, whether its at the top or the state level, Republicans are working to keep fascist, minority control over this country. I think this epidemic deepens their desperation because they were depending on good economic numbers to prop them up and pave their way in to another four years of control in the Senate and the WH. That's gone, so, on to plan B.
I don't really know what's going to happen. My faith in the US voter was shaken in 2016. In 2018, we showed up in numbers and hit them hard. So, yeah, I have some faith too. On the other side, old age and treachery is working against us.
Good thing we have
@Bugeye for comedic relief.
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