Should have been "form of government" instead of "form of authority."
Adding @dryfly_whodat's comments as a screenshot so I can fit them all.
I'm not sure this [interesting] perspective changes my conclusion.
Does it matter if people accept the lie because they believe the lie, or if they accept the lie because they like the liar's policies?
My point is that the danger comes from a significant portion of the population (let's say 40%+ is willing to accepting, believing, or stomaching an alternate version of reality.
I believe there will be criminal consequences for the insurrectionists.
However . . .
. . . I don't believe the consequences will have the effect that people assume it will.
Again, there should be (and I expect there will be) criminal consequences. But don't expect much to change.
The far-right may get angrier . . .
. . . the single-issue GOP voters will evidently overlook any amount of lawbreaking.
My worry: thanks to the Left Twitter Democrat bashing, we may lose many Democratic voters, too, too because no matter what happens, they'll say, "Too little too late. All the fault of the Dems."
My point is the same points I've been making: Stop bashing Democrats, stop expecting criminal consequences to be the magic bullet that changes our politics, and start doing whatever you can to help Democrats win in 2022 and 2024.
Our current right-wing media got its start after Watergate on the theory that if the right had its own media, Nixon would not have been forced to resign.
People like Roger Stone saw Nixon as a victim of Left-leaning media.
The only thing standing between us and the return of the Trump regime is the Democratic Party -- so maybe trashing and battering the Democratic Party isn't smart.
Of course, everyone is free to talk about Democratic failures . . .
. . .but if a majority of voters believe the Democratic Party is a failure (or they believe the Democrats are responsible for Republican law-breaking because they stubbornly refused to Do that Something that will solve the problem) I can't see Democrats winning in 2022.
🔹The committee will be finished before November. They're aiming for Spring.
🔹The DOJ will have all the material and it continues until 2024.
🔹If the Republicans take the House, the select committee "dead in the water" isn't the problem.
I am thankful for people like @staceyabrams who work to strengthen democracy.
What if—instead of making demands and attacking the people working to save democracy—the 1000s of rage merchants spent the next year registering and inspiring new voters?
Because actually nobody promised you anything like this.
Nobody promised that criminal investigations would be carried out with "transparency." Nobody promised Congress would work fast. And the "accountability" in the Constitution is elections so bad apples can be voted out.
In fact, nobody promised you a functioning democracy. If you want it, you have to work for it.
Democracy asks a lot of its citizens. It asks for civic involvement and it asks for an informed citizenry.
Autocracy is for the lazy. You can't do anything anyway, except complain.