So many lies sparked last Wednesday’s riot in Washington. There are now new lies being offered on the right-wing network to defend the indefensible. And President Trump’s animation section is desperately trying to bury the riot through the memory hole.
Speaking of memories, we go back in time. One week ago, in our broadcast “Reliable Sources,” the author of “On Tyranny” Timothy Snyder warned that “now we are moving dangerously into the territory of a great lie.” He said that “the idea of Mr Biden not winning the election is a big lie. It’s a big lie because you have to believe all sorts of evidence to believe in it. It’s a big lie because you have to believe in a huge conspiracy. to believe it. And it’s a big lie because if you believe it, it requires you to take radical action. So this is a way we’ve moved toward authoritarianism and moving away from democracy. “
Wednesday was the summit, perhaps. More evidence of the attack comes to light every day. Many more reports are still needed. I agree with Yashar Ali, who said Sunday night, “I think we know only 5% of the history of the insurrection.”
But we also need to look ahead. As Jake Tapper said at the end of “SOTU” on Sunday, “Will there be consequences? Will Kevin McCarthy remain as House Republican leader?” Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley “will only be able to pick up their committee duties and try to move on? And what about the president of the United States? He will be allowed to leave Washington on January 19 to spend his luxurious days” at the golf course , spreading more lies through the television networks that were also part of this betrayal? “
Tapper concluded: “What happens to us? What happens to our country if we continue to pretend leaders who played a role in this coup attempt, in this terrorist attack, end up doing well without any consequences? January 2021 be remembered as just the beginning? “
Was Wednesday the summit, or just the beginning?
That’s what brings me back to Snyder, whose book has skyrocketed to No. 1 on Amazon. He wrote the cover story for next week’s New York Times magazine and is now online. The story is another warning and inspired the headline of tonight’s newsletter.
“Lying survives the liar,” Snyder wrote. “The idea that Germany lost World War I in 1918 due to a Jewish ‘stab in the back’ was 15 years old when Hitler came to power. How will the Trump myth about victimism work in American life? ‘in 15 years? benefit?’
He concluded that “the United States will not survive the big lie just because a liar is separated from power. It will need reflective media reformulation and a commitment to the facts as a public good.” Keep reading …
Trump will be fired unless …
Right now, the CNN.com headline says the House “will move quickly on the wedding of impeachment if the push for the 25th Amendment fails.”
“It will be the first time any U.S. president will be ousted a second time,” Wolf Blitzer said on air Sunday night.
→ Overview: More than 104 hours have passed since Trump staged a riot at the Capitol. And he is still in charge.
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