Future Shock

This arrived in my mailbox last night......

 

Proud Boys

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To: Larry Lancit

Laurence Lancit We are in possession of all your information You are currently registered as a Democrat and we know this because we have gained access into the entire voting infrastructure. You will vote for Trump on Election Day or we will come after you. Change your party affiliation to Republican to let us know you received our message and will comply. We will know which candidate you voted for. I would take this seriously if I were you. 4241 5th AVE SW - good luck ;) https://dl.orangedox.com/TQ7K1cj9RVVfKRAfL6

 

 

Welcome to the new police state.  This sickening intimidation technique will be the calling card of the re-elected Trump administration.  Of course this is illegal, but that has never gotten in the way of Donald Trump.  His encouragement of this kind of activity will be a standard feature of a re-elected Donald Trump.  This is what we have to look forward to.

 

Reading this made me so angry, especially since I let it take up space in my head for two hours after

I saw it.  Only after I started doing research on the web did I see the extent to which this tactic was deployed in several states--Florida, Alaska and Missouri.  I wanted to strike back with a vituperative response immediately, but thought better of it.  If, in fact, this was a legit  nefarious campaign by the Proud Boys, it would only serve to identify me singularly out of the perhaps millions of people these scum were trying to intimidate.  I can't imagine a less appealing result than a bunch of thugs showing up at my doorstep with AR-15s to terrorize me and my family.

 

So this is where we have arrived, fellow citizens!....to a place where we are threatened by domestic terrorists if we don't vote for Donald Trump....and you ask whether this sorry excuse for a human being should be given 4 more years?  If you listen to him, he even sounds like Beelzebub if you close your eyes and imagine.....

 

What do you think it means that over 30 million people have already voted and have stood patiently for hours to do it in person to make sure their votes are counted?  I hope that whatever the polls say, they are possibly wrong.  The surge of citizens to vote and get their choice counted is overwhelming.  Nicole Wallace on MSNBC asked her panel last night whether everyone is over-thinking what the possible results might be for this election.  Everyone sort of paused and reflected that almost all the people that have given personal opinions to them about Trump off the record had said simply, "I've had enough of him."  Or "I can't stand to look or listen to him anymore."  Or "He disgusts me."  Or "Can't wait until he is gone."

And these responses were from both Democrats and Republicans.  Is it possible that we might have a November surprise.....

 

So what is Trump spewing from his corona virus laden lips at every stop on his 'rallye tour'?

"Bill Barr should arrest Joe Biden now before the election!  He has 47 years of corruption as his resume!  The pandemic is over!  The debate commission favors the Democrats!  Masks are useless!  Everyone should catch the virus!"  The country has an increasing list of 'Red Zone' states (Identified by the White House, no less!), but that's not going to stop Donald on his Super Spread tour to infect as many people as possible during his campaign.  He just jets into the #1 most infected state of Wisconsin to hold a public rallye where most of his lemmings don't wear masks and where we can expect virus surges two weeks after his event there.  Is this someone who was elected to protect the Americans who voted for him?

 

Trump is in panic mode now, and there is no statement or accusation too bizarre for him to hurl at

his sycophantic followers to rev them up into a frenzy.  "Lock him/her up!" is his rallying cry for anyone who doesn't support him.  Sounds a bit bananas, as in 'banana republic' to me!  Our country is now an example of corrupt countries we used to 'call out' for election intimidation and voter suppression.  What have we become?

 

I think all of us need to think about what kind of people we want to be when this is over.  I know that I am ready for some balm in my politics from a team of people who are intelligent and honest, and who want to do things to bring us together.  Isn't it time for us to solve problems instead of waking up each morning afraid to see what invective is being aimed at respected scientists and public servants?  I am ready for a rest.  Let's give America a chance to breathe again. VOTE!!