One of the mistakes that people make too frequently is to believe people are not as crazy as they sound. Hitler and the Nazi party benefitted by this because much of Germany didn't believe that they would do the crazy things they said they would. They did and millions of them died as a result.
The white nationalists said they were going t storm the Capitol on Jan 6 and our law enforcement didn't believe them. They meant it.
I see a lot of analysis on TV and I still think too many don't realize this. We have a significant nuber of people in this country who feel that things are being controlled by the other side (In this case non-whites or not real Americans) and they want to take it back.
They don't have much use for the Constitution except when it supports their right to own guns and their right to tell lies.
They are convinced they are descendants of the true Americans who made this country great, although of course most of them aren't. Making America Great again is effectively getting rid of the non-Americans and evoking a cookie cutter, Donna Reed Show image of an America that never existed in the first place.
This country was built by immigrants and slaves as much as pioneers. Think less Daniel Boone and more inner city neighborhoods. Of course it took the efforts of everybody, why diverse is not a bad word.
Real Americans are those who support the values this country stands for, not those who want to grant those rights to a privileged few. A recent immigrant, struggling to survive who dreams about becoming a Citizen on day is the real American. People who feel they got a raw deal who frequent conspiracy sites and want to take over are not.
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