Well, so is this:This is obvious, but still worth saying: declining to commit to a “peaceful transfer of power” is itself a threat of violence.— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 23, 2020
But pardon me if 8 guys with guns doesn’t scare the piss out of me and assure me the apocalypse has started. It’s more a result of stupid gun laws than Trumpian destruction of our way of life. And yet terror has become paramount.A scene reminiscent to many @CIA ops officers stationed in troubled failing nations around the world--roving armed gangs not affiliated with the government but with a political faction or viewpoint. This is Louisville. https://t.co/6O1HaIVQsi— Hayden Center (@mvhaydencenter) September 23, 2020
He may do both. Is your trust in the rule of law and Constitutional traditions so weak you think that means the electoral process will collapse like a house of cards and the Secret Service will rush Trump to the bunker on January 21? Because if Trump can truly delegitimize the vote, he doesn’t just question his election, he unzips the system all the way down to dog catcher. There’s more than a few elected officials quite aware of this.Remember when y’all mocked me here for saying Trump would delegitimize election results and may refuse to leave office? Those were good times— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) September 24, 2020
Trump doesn’t have a strategy. Trump doesn’t even have a plan. He just can’t stand the psychic pain of being a loser. He’s going to claim 3 million people voted illegally. Again. He’s going to claim hordes will descend on D.C. to see him inaugurated again. He’s gonna get about 8 people.It seems like the mood among some of the blue-checkmarks here has drifted a bit too liberally from "there's a plausible chance of some very bad outcomes" (true) to "Trump is fersure going to steal the election and you're all sheeple for thinking otherwise".— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 23, 2020
He’s pathological, but that doesn’t make him Stalin.It’s intrinsic to Trump’s pathology. https://t.co/QlZRDttWLv— AntiNarcopathyPharmD (@narceducator) September 24, 2020
What also can’t be stressed enough is that we have a system of laws and governance that is not some paper tiger waiting to be shredded by the small hands of Donald Trump.This point cannot be stressed enough. He’s a narcissistic sociopath. Narcissistic sociopaths don’t care about your norms and rules and laws. They don’t care about your Constitution, or your democratic principles, or your peaceful transitions of power. https://t.co/JNCY2dSijA— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 24, 2020
If 8 randos with guns on the streets of Louisville represents something larger, what does this represent?He’s losing. They are losing. Don’t get cocky, but don’t lose heart.— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) September 23, 2020
I think democracy is quite active, thank you, and still cleaning up the mess we made when this land was discovered. We have a long way to go to undo that. In that context, Trump isn’t even a speed bump.Kentucky State Police ordering people gathered in downtown square in Louisville to leave or face arrest. Tense situation. pic.twitter.com/fU7N5cTMGM— John Eligon (@jeligon) September 24, 2020
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