The MyPillow Guy really could destroy democracy

[ThunderKiss1965]

Great piece from Anne Applebaum. MrPillow is a frothing blend of conspiracy theories and perpetual victimhood. It is of little surprise that he gets along so famously with Trump.

When you contemplate the end of democracy in America, what kind of person do you think will bring it about? Maybe you picture a sinister billionaire in a bespoke suit, slipping brown envelopes to politicians. Maybe your nightmare is a rogue general, hijacking the nuclear football. Maybe you think of a jackbooted thug leading a horde of men in white sheets, all carrying burning crosses.​

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Here is what you probably don’t imagine: an affable, self-made midwesterner, one of those goofy businessmen who makes his own infomercials. A recovered crack addict, no less, who laughs good-naturedly when jokes are made at his expense. A man who will talk to anyone willing to listen (and to many who aren’t). A philanthropist. A good boss. A patriot—or so he says—who may well be doing more damage to American democracy than anyone since Jefferson Davis.​

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I met Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, in the recording studio that occupies the basement of Steve Bannon’s stately Capitol Hill townhouse, a few blocks from the Supreme Court—the same Supreme Court that will, according to Lindell, decide “9–0” in favor of reinstating Donald Trump to the presidency sometime in August, or possibly September. I made it through the entirety of the Trump presidency without once having to meet Bannon but here he was, recording his War Room podcast with Lindell. Bannon has been decomposing in front of our eyes for some years now, and I can report that this process continues to take its course. I walked in during a break and the two men immediately gestured to me to join the conversation, sit at the table with them, listen in on headphones. I demurred. “Anne Applebaum … hmm,” Bannon said. “Should’ve stuck to writing books. Gulag was a great book. How long did it take you to write it?”​

Continued:

The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy

In the time I spent with Mike Lindell, I came to learn that he is affable, devout, philanthropic—and a clear threat to the nation.

www.theatlantic.com

There are avowed socialist in Congress and you think the my pillow guy is going to destroy Democracy ?

 

[Colin norris]

Great piece from Anne Applebaum. MrPillow is a frothing blend of conspiracy theories and perpetual victimhood. It is of little surprise that he gets along so famously with Trump.

When you contemplate the end of democracy in America, what kind of person do you think will bring it about? Maybe you picture a sinister billionaire in a bespoke suit, slipping brown envelopes to politicians. Maybe your nightmare is a rogue general, hijacking the nuclear football. Maybe you think of a jackbooted thug leading a horde of men in white sheets, all carrying burning crosses.​

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Here is what you probably don’t imagine: an affable, self-made midwesterner, one of those goofy businessmen who makes his own infomercials. A recovered crack addict, no less, who laughs good-naturedly when jokes are made at his expense. A man who will talk to anyone willing to listen (and to many who aren’t). A philanthropist. A good boss. A patriot—or so he says—who may well be doing more damage to American democracy than anyone since Jefferson Davis.​

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I met Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, in the recording studio that occupies the basement of Steve Bannon’s stately Capitol Hill townhouse, a few blocks from the Supreme Court—the same Supreme Court that will, according to Lindell, decide “9–0” in favor of reinstating Donald Trump to the presidency sometime in August, or possibly September. I made it through the entirety of the Trump presidency without once having to meet Bannon but here he was, recording his War Room podcast with Lindell. Bannon has been decomposing in front of our eyes for some years now, and I can report that this process continues to take its course. I walked in during a break and the two men immediately gestured to me to join the conversation, sit at the table with them, listen in on headphones. I demurred. “Anne Applebaum … hmm,” Bannon said. “Should’ve stuck to writing books. Gulag was a great book. How long did it take you to write it?”​

Continued:

The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy

In the time I spent with Mike Lindell, I came to learn that he is affable, devout, philanthropic—and a clear threat to the nation.

www.theatlantic.com

Why bother continuing that rubbish.
Get real.

 

[Mac1958]

Fortunately I don't see this message board as all that reflective of U.S. society and I have no worries about our constitutional Republic being threatened by a lunatic from one side or the other. There are far too many independent thinkers that will use a basis of judgement concerning a deep rig election that is no different from the basis they used in regard to the Russian collusion issue 4 years ago. Some refer to these think-for-themselves types as the 'silent majority'.

Agreed, but what concerns me -- and this is admittedly anecdotal evidence only -- is that it seems to me that group is getting smaller.

We're no longer simply left, right and center. That was comparatively manageable. This new element that took hold in 2016 has had a corrosive effect -- which, by the way, was the plan all along. They wanted a "bull in the china shop", and it worked.

Competing ideologies? Fine. Competing realities? Not so much.

 

[DrLove]

Mr. Pillow is spokesperson for the cult.

Rudy had that job, but he's now broke, outcast, humiliated and under the bus.

Tough to figure out who's crazier - The Kracken Lady, Rudy Tootie, MrPillow, Donald or Q himself.
All deserve prominent placement in the KrayKray Hall of Shame!

 

[DrLove]

Why bother continuing that rubbish.
Get real.

I never have to worry about you actually reading something.
It's like worrying that Trump might read something!

 

[colfax_m]

We are seeing a Communist revolution in this country. History backs that up.

Yes. A communist revolution just like the Reichstag fire. Good thing they prevented that totally not fabricated threat in Germany.

 

[DrLove]

There are avowed socialist in Congress and you think the my pillow guy is going to destroy Democracy ?

Definitely - Yes - That WAS the plan. And now we know the subversion letter wasn't only going out to Georgia. It was going to FIVE OTHER purple states won by Biden. If you want to live in a Banana Republic ruled by a tyrant, I can think of 6-8 countries where you'd be happy as a clam.

You don't get to do that here.

How Trump loyalist Jeffrey Clark was shut down by fellow DOJ officials for trying to intervene in the election

When Clark wanted to send Georgia officials a letter alleging irregularities in the election, another DOJ official said there was "no chance" he'd sign it.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[wamose]

From where I'm standing, Mike Lindell is saving our Republic. He is the result of combining God, honesty and patriotism. That's the reason Democrats feel scared and more than a little guilty.

 

[DrLove]

Agreed, but what concerns me -- and this is admittedly anecdotal evidence only -- is that it seems to me that group is getting smaller.

We're no longer simply left, right and center. That was comparatively manageable. This new element that took hold in 2016 has had a corrosive effect -- which, by the way, was the plan all along. They wanted a "bull in the china shop", and it worked.

Competing ideologies? Fine. Competing realities? Not so much.

It's time to break up Facebook, Gab and all the other sites where these idiots get their fake news. It's the only way we'll ever restore reasonable debate starting from the same set of facts.

 

[jknowgood]

You'd welcome the destruction of democracy and arrival of an authoritarian plutocracy led by a strong-arm RW prick-tater. No surprise there Ford, but you could find what you wanted right now in Belarus, Hungary, Turkey, or Russia.

One way ticket on me. Just say the word!

No Biden being bought off by china and Russia can be the end of our democracy.

 

[jknowgood]

It's time to break up Facebook, Gab and all the other sites where these idiots get their fake news. It's the only way we'll ever restore reasonable debate starting from the same set of facts.

Yeah because cnn tells the truth.

 

[Mac1958]

It's time to break up Facebook, Gab and all the other sites where these idiots get their fake news. It's the only way we'll ever restore reasonable debate starting from the same set of facts.

I don't know that doing that would accomplish much. Those who want their alternate universe "news" and "information" have zillions of other options.

 

[DrLove]

Yeah because cnn tells the truth.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But their daytime programming NEWS broadcasts do not disseminate dangerous lies and propaganda.

 

[DrLove]

I don't know that doing that would accomplish much. Those who want their alternate universe "news" and "information" have zillions of other options.

True, but Facebook is by far the worst.

 

[jknowgood]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But their daytime programming NEWS broadcasts do not disseminate dangerous lies and propaganda.

They lie and spread lies all day. They still treat Fauci like a king and he has lied the entire time costing thousands of lives.

 

[DrLove]

They lie and spread lies all day. They still treat Fauci like a king and he has lied the entire time costing thousands of lives.

What you need is The Rand Paul Channel. It's about a former eye doctor who knows NOTHING about immunology but believes himself to be an immunologist. You can watch that channel all day from your safe space.

 

[schmidlap]

conspiracy theories and perpetual victimhood. ​

"Such stuff that (wet) dreams are made on." ― William Shakespeare, The Tempest

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[DrLove]

"Such stuff that (wet) dreams are made on." ― William Shakespeare, The Tempest

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Everybody's lookin' for something!

 

[jknowgood]

What you need is The Rand Paul Channel. It's about a doctor who knows NOTHING about immunology but believes himself to be an immunologist. You can watch that channel all day from your safe space.

Fauci hasn't been right, but Rand Paul has.

 

[Lastamender]

Yes. A communist revolution just like the Reichstag fire. Good thing they prevented that totally not fabricated threat in Germany.

Wrong again. The FBI's false flag on Jan. 6th is more like it.