Yesterday, Trump (on Truth Social) not only claimed ot have had the most successful first month in office EVER (a statement that should have been given above-the-fold headline status: "Trump Rants Delusional") but he then goes onto imply that he is going to write a law banning any article or book critical of him.
Yes, it's clear this is trolling, but it still should create MASSIVE outrage. People have started insisting "it's only trolling" as either a way to validate the unacceptable claims or to avoid confronting the evil growing in our presence.
Republicans react to this and say, "He's just trying to get under the skin of the Libs. And MISSIION ACCOMPLISHED," without ever condemning the concept of what Trump just proposed.
Democrats try to argue it's a waste of our time to address and condemn such statements, first because they are tired of it all, but also because they are afraid.
This is not about Trump. This is about us! WE have allowed Trump to create a standard that prevents him from being held accountable!
If Joe Biden had suggested the same thing, Republicans would be red veined, spittle-spewing, furious, and demanding immediate committee investigations into his authoritarian suggestion. More egregiously, most Democrats would HARSHLY condemn a Democrat for suggesting the same thing, the same people who insist, "Ignore what Trump is saying."
We HAVE TO stop accepting this nonchalant authoritarianism as "normal!"
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