Dex-chan lover
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2019
- Messages
- 10,563
@DuesNine
The main problem is that both sides of the issue are framing themselves as the ones trying to prevent the injustice from taking place, and they both think they are trying to save the country.
The people at the rally thought that the election was fraudulent and that they were stonewalled from having a proper investigation into their claims, and so, even if you disagree with their arguments, it is expected they're going to act on that principle that they believe the election was stolen and try to prevent what they view as a usurpation and as a process enshrining and cementing earlier violations of the constitution in various states, such as the equal protection clause.
It really isn't about Trump or fanatic support of him, specifically, but the fact that there's this fundamental disconnect where it seems to be this double standard where any attempt to seek retribution is met with only scorn.
If we take this in a more liberal prospective, when about half the country believes that the election was fraudulent and that voice is not being represented in the media, or by the people elected to represent those interests, it indicates that the consent of the governed and the social contract has been called into question and must be renegotiated. What has just happened represents an animosity being stroked by those in power, and abortion of justice the likes of which we've never seen and the slow degradation of the rule of law.
When you corner an animal, what do you think will happen? When you remove all hope of them peacefully having their grievances redressed through legal processes, what do you think is the end result? When you censor, discriminate, and further isolate people from wider society based solely on the beliefs they hold and refuse them to operate as a regular person, and then remove their one figure head or outlet they believe encapsulates and best fights for their ideas, what do you think will come?
I know for I know how the Roman Republic fell. It all started when the senate thought the Gracchi brothers were gaining too much power amongst the common man...
The main problem is that both sides of the issue are framing themselves as the ones trying to prevent the injustice from taking place, and they both think they are trying to save the country.
The people at the rally thought that the election was fraudulent and that they were stonewalled from having a proper investigation into their claims, and so, even if you disagree with their arguments, it is expected they're going to act on that principle that they believe the election was stolen and try to prevent what they view as a usurpation and as a process enshrining and cementing earlier violations of the constitution in various states, such as the equal protection clause.
It really isn't about Trump or fanatic support of him, specifically, but the fact that there's this fundamental disconnect where it seems to be this double standard where any attempt to seek retribution is met with only scorn.
If we take this in a more liberal prospective, when about half the country believes that the election was fraudulent and that voice is not being represented in the media, or by the people elected to represent those interests, it indicates that the consent of the governed and the social contract has been called into question and must be renegotiated. What has just happened represents an animosity being stroked by those in power, and abortion of justice the likes of which we've never seen and the slow degradation of the rule of law.
When you corner an animal, what do you think will happen? When you remove all hope of them peacefully having their grievances redressed through legal processes, what do you think is the end result? When you censor, discriminate, and further isolate people from wider society based solely on the beliefs they hold and refuse them to operate as a regular person, and then remove their one figure head or outlet they believe encapsulates and best fights for their ideas, what do you think will come?
I know for I know how the Roman Republic fell. It all started when the senate thought the Gracchi brothers were gaining too much power amongst the common man...