Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

(1) Thoughts from a radical centrist in 2021.

I never liked that kind of label but it's one of a few that partially express where I'm at.

I'm a conservative & not a "centrist" by ideology. But I become an independent to escape the extremism of the far right AND the far left.

(2) I say this bc my online life became less easy when I started speaking up about the events that led to the 1/6 Capitol riot.

I'm not complaining about that. I knew it'd happen & I did it anyway.

I was a firm Trump fan bc of his policy results. Then he let the mask drop.

(3) In before the far left tell me I'm evil because I once supported Trump...

Have you ever changed your mind about something? We all have.

If you want to stop the carnage you should embrace folk like me. We can help those who want peace.

(4) I've been tweeting along these lines since at least mid 2017. That anyone breaking the law to advance their political side's cause is just scoring own-goals. Even more true where violence is involved.

Trump & his inner circle destroyed the MAGA legacy.

In before...

(5) Team Trump, I am familiar with all the talking points you use about 1/6.

Hundreds of people are already facing criminal prosecution and by far most of them are not linked to the far left. You will see, when the cases go to court.

You will also see...

(6) Newly indicted people before then.

That could include folk like:
>Roger Stone
>Mike Flynn
>Lin Wood
>Mike Liddell

to add to the already indicted Ali Alexander and Joe Biggs.

(7) No one likes admitting they were sucked in, even to a small extent. You will be attacked online whichever position you take.

That's why I think there's a massive lurker population thinking along the same lines as I've been writing about.

Many have chosen to leave Twitter.

(8) People who were always going to recoil if Trump ever allowed himself to be clearly linked with those who commit violence are the group I'm referring to.

Until now, we were satisfied that such allegations against him were false. Dems & Never Trumpers cried wolf over & over.

(9) Many among our group, whatever size it is, are keeping quiet because our first priority is & always should be keeping our own life on an even keel.

Most Americans are already under chronic stress from the pandemic and its consequences. Regardless of politics.

(10) A lot of people stand to gain from this situation. I find it thoroughly abhorrent that anyone can knowingly exploit situations like this for personal gain. People on both the far left and the far right are doing that.

And the past year has taught me this:

(11) Generally, those with the best intel, data, & PR materials for landing a rhetorical punch on the far left are the far right & vice versa.

This is a function of basic economics. There's no money in taking the middle ground.

Both extremes have vast institutional support.

(12) So, if I want to oppose something the far left did, I look to those on the far right, & try to avoid any violence-condoners.

If I want to oppose something the far right did, I look to those on the far left, & try to avoid any violence-condoners.

Questioning everything.

(13) "Facts are seldom allowed to contaminate the beautiful vision of the left. What matters to the true believers are the ringing slogans, endlessly repeated." Thomas Sowell

I've realized the same can be said of the far right. I came across an example of this just now.

(14) A device that trolls often employ is using an activist's claim to publicly quiz you about your opinion. They then ignore your response and do it again. And again, if you let them.

Here's what happened earlier.

(15) I've learned to screenshot anything on Twitter I might want to read again if the account deletes it, blocks me, or is banned. And I've learned the usual hallmarks of troll/bot accounts, which are often paid individuals, anywhere in the world where labor is cheap.

(16) Alongside the troll accounts we have partisan activists.

I really like Jack Posobiec as a person, & first followed his account in 2016. But he's using a false narrative here that bad actors like the troll farm managers are utilizing to increase division in the US.

(17) Note that the only source information Jack and others provide on this claim are far left media and Mark Meadows, Trump's WH CoS before and during 1/6.

I don't call those anything like objective sources.

Meadows' claims should be treated as Trump's claims on this issue.

(18) I'm almost tired of explaining that no POTUS ever has to take no for an answer from the Pentagon when the DCNG needs to be deployed (before an event or during it.)

Further, this letter (still to be verified by me) clearly states how the decision was to be made, if needed.

(19) Assuming that letter is legit, then there's no excuse for any media professionals or paid activists to claim the chain of command from the WH to the DCNG was unclear on the day.

I'm going to find and link a relevant thread of mine from 2017.