Like other manipulators, Trump tells us more or less directly what he intends to do, if we just read his tweets: “This is going to escalate dramatically. This is a very dangerous moment...”
One may look at the situation now and think that he’s wrong, that it will all get better when Biden is finally inaugurated. But when we find ourselves constantly reassuring ourselves that it will be fine while the president makes statements that don’t seem to be supported by the current facts, then it’s time to pay attention. We don’t have the benefit of knowing what’s going on in his mind, but we know that he is putting his intentions into words for us. He believes the situation will escalate not because the facts warrant it, but because he will ensure that it escalates. Ignoring that is like ignoring the nagging feeling that the guy waiting in the dark corner of the parking garage means trouble...until we step out of the elevator one floor up and he jumps on us.
Regardless of what we believe about Trump’s intentions, the sight of multiple people uttering death threats should be alarming in itself. It’s a slippery slope from normalizing the idea of violence to enacting it in reality.
Go Schumacher! When things are bad, it’s especially important to pay attention to the little things that make life fun. :)
Like other manipulators, Trump tells us more or less directly what he intends to do, if we just read his tweets: “This is going to escalate dramatically. This is a very dangerous moment...”
One may look at the situation now and think that he’s wrong, that it will all get better when Biden is finally inaugurated. But when we find ourselves constantly reassuring ourselves that it will be fine while the president makes statements that don’t seem to be supported by the current facts, then it’s time to pay attention. We don’t have the benefit of knowing what’s going on in his mind, but we know that he is putting his intentions into words for us. He believes the situation will escalate not because the facts warrant it, but because he will ensure that it escalates. Ignoring that is like ignoring the nagging feeling that the guy waiting in the dark corner of the parking garage means trouble...until we step out of the elevator one floor up and he jumps on us.
Regardless of what we believe about Trump’s intentions, the sight of multiple people uttering death threats should be alarming in itself. It’s a slippery slope from normalizing the idea of violence to enacting it in reality.
Go Schumacher! When things are bad, it’s especially important to pay attention to the little things that make life fun. :)