This theory explains, not just Democrat vindictiveness and secretiveness, but also Republican silence.
. . ."When COVID came along, our political class fell apart. They ran away, locked the doors, and forced everyone else to do the same. Only a handful of Republicans said no. Everyone else…Democrat or Republican…immediately and with great relief greeted these edicts. Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell had the excuse of advanced age, meaning they were at greater risk, but the others simply showed no courage in front of the American people. I quickly refused to wear a mask, even though I’m not a very courageous person; few of them did the same.
"In the same vein, I suspect that much of the January 6 footage shows politicians, Republicans and Democrats alike, cowering in terror when their own people sought redress. Not one of them had the courage to come out and speak to the crowd. AOC made a virtue of her fear. Things might have gone very differently had someone grabbed a bullhorn and spoken up.
"Those videos, I suspect, reveal their shame. Not just an unwillingness to act or hostility to the crowd (although I bet that Republicans, along with their Democrat colleagues, viewed the crowd with loathing), but a craven unwillingness to stand up for their country. None had the courage to speak out for “the People’s House.”
"Democrats realized immediately that the riot would benefit them politically (so immediately it was almost as if they knew it would happen) but Republicans have no excuse.
"In the old days, cowardice was seen as something shameful, especially among men. Now, AOC, proudly cowering in a locked room, is a role model.". . .
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