NewsVine_Mariyam
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If I had been deceived in the manner than Trump has deceived his followers, I would be inconsolable, although far too many of them still seem to be oblivious to what has happened to them.
In little more than 24 hours he is videotaped encouraging his followers to storm the Capitol, praising them for having done so stating "we love you" and "you're very special" and then the very next day does an about face and says
I've heard someone say that it will be hard to prosecute Trump due to his state of mind, because he could quite possibly believe that he really did win the election and that it was stolen from him. That defense (and thought) would not exactly bode well for those of us who are greatly discomforted by the though of a person who is mentally challenge to the point of not being able to discern reality from fantasy is still in charge of our country.
So I guess what is nagging me is wondering if Trump supporters are largely mentally challenged to the point that they can't figure out that something is wrong when their idol praises and holds them up one day and then calls them criminals, says they are not patriots and that they (or at least "someone") will pay for their crimes?
The concern is, as we saw today, some of these people are in positions of power and therefore can exact revenge, do damage to others, etc. all based on their warped version of reality which they insist is the truth.
I guess I'm just wondering (and hoping) that some of their eyes have been opened and they can begin to recover.
In little more than 24 hours he is videotaped encouraging his followers to storm the Capitol, praising them for having done so stating "we love you" and "you're very special" and then the very next day does an about face and says
- “To those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country”
- [that they] "defiled the seat of American democracy” [but did not address his own role in inciting the riot]
- “To those who broke the law, you will pay.”
So I guess what is nagging me is wondering if Trump supporters are largely mentally challenged to the point that they can't figure out that something is wrong when their idol praises and holds them up one day and then calls them criminals, says they are not patriots and that they (or at least "someone") will pay for their crimes?
The concern is, as we saw today, some of these people are in positions of power and therefore can exact revenge, do damage to others, etc. all based on their warped version of reality which they insist is the truth.
I guess I'm just wondering (and hoping) that some of their eyes have been opened and they can begin to recover.