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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 08:37 AM Aug 2021

Their arrogance and privilege lead them to believe there are no consequences to their authoritarian

actions.

They need to be shown otherwise.

Last week was quite the week for the neo-GOP:

Madison Cawthorn trying to smuggle a gun onto a plane, acting like a brat on the house floor more than once, with the overtop declaration that Nancy is not God being a *tad* hyperbolic. Oh, and let’s arrest Fauci. Good grief.

Moving on to Kev. Threatening violence against Nancy by whacking her over the head with a gavel. Hilarious!!! Whines that Nancy has somehow ‘broken’ congress because she would not allow his Nazi’s to sit on the commission, and proudly announced that he was more than happy to completely ignore the suffering of the Capital Hill police by refusing to watch their testimony, as did McTurtle.

Jim Banks denies the heart felt testimony to the commission, suggesting that Nancy scripted them and that it was performance art.

Jim Jordan getting himself VERY confused about when he spoke to Trump on the day of the insurrection. Truly funny.

Some of the very special ones, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Louie Gohmert where blocked from entering DC jail while trying to visit some of the domestic terrorists involved in the insurrection. Because of course they did.

And that is all just from the top of my head and of course I could go on.

Distract, deflect, performative politics. There is nothing behind any of it which is why they continue to act with such impunity and with no shame whatsoever. There have been no consequences to their actions over the last few years and it has emboldened them. They have no grand plan, no foresight, no great strategic vision. Everything is said and done in the moment and everyone will continue to suffer from their utter self-centred stupidity until they get legally spanked for their transgressions.

Just sayin’

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Their arrogance and privilege lead them to believe there are no consequences to their authoritarian (Original Post) Soph0571 Aug 2021 OP
No consequences indeed. Firestorm49 Aug 2021 #1
Such actions would have been career ending for some in past days elias7 Aug 2021 #2
If no one paid any attention to their antics Polly Hennessey Aug 2021 #3
always been distract. lie . cheat . sputter sputt sputt, hide behind the flag, AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #4
The GOP is the Party of Stunts. It is all they have. Midnight Writer Aug 2021 #5
I have a suggestion for our elected Democratic officials: world wide wally Aug 2021 #6

elias7

(3,998 posts)
2. Such actions would have been career ending for some in past days
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 09:02 AM
Aug 2021

I blame the Republican establishment for losing all moral and ethical grounding. Since Trump was elected, it was the congressional Republicans who enabled the behavior, would not stand up to egregious behavior, allowed this to continue to the state we’re in now.

Polly Hennessey

(6,796 posts)
3. If no one paid any attention to their antics
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 09:09 AM
Aug 2021

would they fade back into the woodwork? They feed on attention - good or bad.

AllaN01Bear

(18,200 posts)
4. always been distract. lie . cheat . sputter sputt sputt, hide behind the flag,
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 10:08 AM
Aug 2021

the bible and the constitution and when cornered come out swinging.

world wide wally

(21,743 posts)
6. I have a suggestion for our elected Democratic officials:
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 11:43 AM
Aug 2021

Let's actually punish one of these "criminals" and see what happens.

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