America's massive and mostly Republican gun-rights movement dovetails with a growing belief among many Republicans that the federal government is an illegitimate tyranny that must be overthrown by any means necessary. That combustible formula raises the threat of armed, large-scale attacks around the 2024 presidential election—attacks that could make the January 6 insurrection look like a toothless stunt by comparison. "The idea that people would take up arms against an American election has gone from completely farfetched to something we have to start planning for and preparing for," says University of California, Los Angeles law professor Adam Winkler, an expert on gun policy and constitutional law.
Why does the dog wag his tail? Because otherwise the tail would wag the dog.
ReplyDeleteThis is gaslighting - the lie that there's an armed insurrection has been planted and will be well watered over the next 3 years, used to justify all sorts of activity by law enforcement against Trump supporters because, well because they're planning a revolution! People who would otherwise just grumble will be pushed into a corner and when they push back, see? See! They're the violent ones!