“Yeah, but Trump supporters tried to overthrow the government.”
“And the Democrats will probably remove the names of Confederate generals from military bases,” Bubba continued. “What is becoming of America when you can’t honor people who fought to defend slavery, killed Americans and lost a war? Those Democrats are terrible people, I tell you.”
“Yeah, but Trump supporters tried to overthrow the government.”
“Would you stop saying that? What does that have to do with anything?”
“Well,” Biff continued, “it seems that we have bigger problems than trying to fabricate fear of ‘socialism.’ ”
“But isn’t socialism scary?”
“Sure, that’s why Democrats are opposed to it. Nobody is advocating for the government to take over the means of production and distribution. That’s what socialism is, despite the fear-mongering from the right.”
“But Democrats want to change things, just when we’re making America great again.”
“I don’t know. It seems that we have the worst coronavirus response in the world, we have violence in the streets, we have undermined environmental protections, we have become an international pariah, and we have an economy in tatters. Doesn’t seem so great. And Trump supporters tried to overthrow the government and halt the process of democracy.”
“Yeah, that was pretty despicable. Defiling the U.S. Capitol like that embarrassed us in front of the whole world.”
“It’s not the first time Trump has done that.”
“But what about antifa and Black Lives Matter and anarchists? Aren’t they the real threat?”
“They haven’t tried to overthrow the government. You can make a reasonable case that Trump and his enablers in Congress should be charged with sedition, and the people who broke into congressional chambers and offices should be charged with treason.”
“But they were only trying to stop the steal.”
“The election? The votes have been counted and recounted and certified by the states and upheld by the courts. I think those people are simply believing an endless stream of lies from a compulsive liar trying to raise money off their naivete. Why would they look at a president who has told 25,000 documented lies and believe he now is telling the truth?”
“Good question. But they aren’t going away. Most Trump supporters are reasonable people, but a lot of them vow to continue trying to overturn the election — even though people in Trump’s own Cabinet said it was fair and secure.”
“Like I said,” Biff added, “we have a problem.”
