Opposing the Party of Terror

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY remains the most dangerous organization in human history, even in the post Trump era, assuming that it is post. Trump will probably run again, and may even win, considering the nature of the American electorate, although he will face strenuous opposition from within his own party. This frightening fact of Republican danger would be evident to the observant, even had Noam Chomsky not pointed it out to us years ago. The G.O.P. has been steadfastly working, unwittingly, presumably, to end organized human civilization by aiding and abetting climate change through denial of it and inattention to it, among other malign right wing endeavors. Under Reagan the (G)arish (O)ld (P)atriarchy became the white conservative Christian party, having been center right under Eisehhower and Nixon. Now, its gone off the deep right end, become the party of racism, white supremacy, and religious intolerance. Under Trump, it became a criminal terrorist organization, which it remains today, and seemingly shall remain for the foreseeable future. The January sixth twenty twenty one insurrection at the nation's Capitol building was staged exclusively by Trump supporters, with the intent of reversing the electoral college, the election of 2020, and thus overthrowing the government by stealing Biden's legitimate election. The insurrection had and still has the approval of more than seventy percent of registered Republicans; hence, the description "criminal terrorist organization". Three days ago the Republican National Committee officially defined the non-violent events surrounding the insurrection as "legitimate political discourse", by which it means that Trump's big lie, his claim that the election was stolen from him, and the support among Republicans that the lie still enjoys - is legitimate political discourse, rather than what it actually is, a blatant attempt to steal the election and to overthrow the duly elected United States government. The RNC was carfeul to express disapproval of the actual violence perpetrated by the people who attacked the Capitol and ransacked it, and killed five people. How noble! How surprising! But every other aspect of the event they define as "legitimate political discourse", as if Trump's mad dog MAGA rally at which he encouraged the participants to "go to the Capitol and fight", his direct incitement to insurrection and encouragemetn of traitorous violence, was...somehow..."legitimate political discourse". And now, dear reader, for some truth. Let's get this straight, in no uncertain terms: Refusing to accept a free and fair American presidential election, merely because your candidate lost, is not "legitimate political discourse". It is nothing other than traitorous treason, leading to a violent insurrection attempting to overthrow the American government. After the Capitol building had been cleared of terrorists, one hundred and forty seven Republican congresspeople voted to overturn the electoral college, even after the insurection had resulted in the deaths of five people, for no other reason than the same reason the terrorists attacked the Capitol, while Trump sat in the White House, approvingly, of both the violence and the vote; to overthrow the duly elected president and the United States government. You don't get any more terroristic than that. You don't get any lower, any more criminal, or any more terroristic than the grand old Republican party is...today.