Trump-Inspired Rally In DC Today Kind Of Has To Be A Bust In Order For It To Be “Successful”

Because the so-called “Justice for J6” protest isn’t about doubling down on the actions of Jan. 6th, it’s about re-writing the history of that day

Here’s the thing: the narrative being pushed among Trump supporters including by Trump himself, is that the January 6th folk were just run-of-the-mill protestors, and therefore those in court right now are being unfairly prosecuted. After all, they didn’t actually kill or otherwise stop Mike Pence, or any other member of Congress, they just aired the grievances their commander-in-chief had outlined for them right before, adding he’d have their backs, and even march with them. (He didn’t). Right?

So if the purpose is to make the perpetrators look like the victims, then neaten them up and make sure they’re on their best behavior. They’ll still know that deep down they were in the right, and they should rightly be the rulers of this country, just because… In fact, while I don’t put a lot of stock in polls, I came across one by CNN this week that I found interesting and a little alarming. Not because it found 75% of Republicans believe “Democracy is under attack” in this country (and that “it is likely that elected officials in…