Cesca (Salon): Stop caring what the Red Hats think

[JHB]

https://www.salon.com/2020/11/24/enough-cowardice-democrats-must-forge-ahead-without-caring-what-the-trumpers-say/

Enough cowardice: Democrats must forge ahead, without caring what the Trumpers say
Trump's delusional supporters will rage and scream no matter what. Democrats should quit trying to make peace

By Bob Cesca
November 24, 2020 1:00PM (UTC)

Even after the landslide defeat of Donald Trump, Republicans across the board continue to be terrified by Trump's disciples. Fear of the Red Hats has always been one of the primary reasons why the rest of Trump's party has refused to speak out against his ongoing horror show. It's not the only reason, but it's one of the more potent ones.
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While it's pathetic, infuriating and completely unpatriotic, I at least understand why they're doing it. What I don't understand is why the Normals are afraid of Trump's Red Hats, too.
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The tragic reality of the Biden years will be this: The Red Hats are going to scream about literally everything anyway. They already are. History has taught us that appeasement only makes the aggressor more aggressive, and trying to unilaterally play nice will only end in unilateral pantsing. In their deluded, brainwashed minds, Biden stole the election from Trump, while professional stooges like Charlie Kirk and Breitbart are already hyping up their fanboys about inevitable "persecutions" that will follow. Ivanka Trump, meanwhile, has expressed outrage over the New York attorney general's comprehensive investigation into Trump's alleged financial crimes. Fox News and the other pro-Trump propaganda outlets will link Biden to all of it, whether Biden wants to be linked or not.
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Americans tend to respond to strong, unflinching leadership, and tend to condemn weakness and half-measures. So whether it's the incoming attorney general or a congressional committee or a state and local probe, if the evidence leads to indictments, Democrats should just own it and ignore the shrieking. The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson once said, "[Mitch McConnell] doesn't care about screaming." The Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue would do well to employ the same strategy. Hold fast, power through and stop caring about the screaming.
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[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. They need to be squashed like the poisonous bugs they are, not humored!

[matt819]

2. I posted something along those lines earlier today

It doesn’t matter what the Biden administration does or doesn’t do. The MAGAts will revile everything, even if they benefit from Biden’s actions.

I say leave Joe and Kamala and their team of professionals to do their jobs. Maybe finely their messaging. Other than that, fuck the trumpists. It’s time for them to understand the smart people on the left and learn to aspire to those principles.

[Poiuyt]

3. Ignore the screaming

Words to live by