I Lived Through A Stupid Coup. America Is Having One Now
I cannot refute this, in fact I think it's correct. Look, Trump is going to lose in court, as he already has lost in court. That's not why this thing isn't over. It's not over because:
-73.8M voted for undemocracy.
-70% of Republicans believe Biden is illegitimate.
-Fox has lost audience share to Newsmax because Fox isn't telling the 73.8M what they want to hear.
-Republicans in the House and Senate will not let Biden govern. They are going to do to him what they vowed to do the night of Obama's Inaugural Ball: refuse to pass anything that he wants; refuse to fill 300 federal judgeships; refuse to grant a hearing on Obama's Supreme Court nominee. They will oppose any TrumPlague relief President Biden sends up.
-What the Republicans did to Obama, are doing now (for the most part), will do to President Biden, are lawful. Legally, Trump does not have to concede. Trump will not concede, ever.
-Legally, Trump does not have to agree to a transition. He won't (I'm not so sure about that as to append "ever" to it.)
-There are 59 days to President Biden's inauguration. Legally, Trump does not have to show up.
-All Trump has to do is vacate the White House at 12:01 p.m. on January 20. When he does, there will be thousands and thousands of Disgusting people around the White House who do not want him to leave, ever. They will give Trump an armed, friendly au revoir escort and, since they'll already be there anyway, an armed, not-so-friendly "welcome" to President Biden.
-Trump immediately will go into 2024 campaign mode. He will continue to hold rallies, have his own media. He will hold onto those 73.8M and to the Republican Party apparatus. He already has a loyalist as chair of the RNC. His hold on the 73.8M and on the Party will prevent any other serious candidate challenging for the 2024 nomination.
There is now a permanent, immense--I'll be optimistic, let's say 40M--who knowingly voted for undemocracy and who will continue to support, fervently, an undemocratic person.
(I hereby give Mr. Samarajiva notice of my intent to steal this brilliant line from him: "American commentators say 'we’re like the third world now'...The third world from the Sun is Earth. You live here too.")
