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Who are we, really?


I watched quite a bit of Fox News last night to check in after the Trump meltdown debacle shown last night on NBC News. Not much happened according to them. More "fake news", and "...you know how NBC is...". There was also the story on reopening the Clinton Email investigation and indicting Hillary, as the next steps that Trump and Congress need to do.

Nothing else you should be aware of. Trump is our man and we're sticking with him. Everybody else but Fox News, Breitbart, Infowars and the White House is lying about everything. Do not believe your own ears.

This is exactly where dictatorships arise from. The people voted for a man who actively presented himself as a strongman who would take charge. He proffered his admiration of Putin and other strongmen. He reinforces at every turn his inability to tolerate dissent. He assassinates the character of people he thinks stand in his way.

Jake Tapper just called the Republicans in Congress out for their silence in what is occurring. He asked if they remember that they also took an oath to uphold the Constitution.

The President of the United States of America directly admitted he fired Comey because the investigation into his campaign was continuing.

Data from a story in the Washington Post today shows that while the majority of the country disapproves of Trump, Republicans are solidly behind him to the tune of 84% approval. It didn't matter what the issue was, Republicans overwhelmingly support Trump. and there is one thing that makes them different from others: Where they get their information.

From Washington Post Story
I guess we need to acknowledge that there is no longer an American consensus on what is reality, because FOX News sees politics and ethics differently than every other news outlet. And different than most of the people in the world.

So what do we make of our freedoms. Do we just give in because so many choose to be wilfully blind?  Never.

Resist. 

Impeach.


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