The Legendary Dragon Alephwyr, named Alephwyr, BA

These military/intelligence purges are worrying Feels like people are way too complacent and keep-calm-and-carry-on mode

It is tempting to think GOP only wants to milk the uncertainty for Georgia runoffs and will rein him in after certified results. But I don’t think they’re as in charge as they think, and many are not really particularly committed to democracy anymore.

The point of FUD is that it opens up new options for the FUD-creator. It’s not that he has a specific plan here. But he’s not wrong in hoping more moving parts equals more options for him.

Keep going back to the thought that given a choice between sacrificing conservatism or democracy, the GOP will sacrifice democracy. Demographics is against them. The electoral system, senate structure, all just buy time. The choice is inevitable. A question of when, not if.

So some in the GOP will no doubt be thinking: why not force it now while we still have power. I’m guessing there’s enough room in the electoral vote process for endless procedural fuckery by willing collaborators.

If I had to guess, a third of GOP is behind him and will lie, cheat and break laws for him. Another third would do everything except break laws. Norms and conventions will be zero protection from them. The final third has some sort of idealistic faith but no spine and will cave.