I am asking here because all the political subs don’t allow a question, and US politics used to seemed so simple until to understand this man came along.

  • AnthoNightShift@lemmy.ca
    1583·
    11 months ago

    Because this needs to be done 1000% right, there is no margin for error, everything has to be done in an iron clad manner that cannot be dismantled by half-assing it. Indicting a former president is a first in the history of this country, and this former president is nothing short of a cult leader with millions of unshakable followers, many of whom are armed to the teeth and ready to burn this country to the ground for him. So this has to be done very friggin carefully.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      In addition to being done right, he has to be pampered. I hate him passionately, but I really mean that. Subjecting him to the indignities of stuff like handcuffs, a mugshot, an orange suit, etc will turn him into a martyr in the eyes of his cult followers. And while the rest of us would enjoy seeing it, that’s not necessarily bringing out the best in us either. Donald Trump is an enormous pot-stirrer and unless you really want the pot to boil over you need to tiptoe around him, as unfair as that is.

      • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
        5·
        11 months ago

        turn him into a martyr in the eyes of his cult followers

        they’re gonna continue to be terrorists no matter what we do and I’m sick of bowing to their terrorism

        • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Choosing not to aggravate them is not bowing to them. Remember we’re talking about how we’ll prosecute Dear Leader. Get him where it counts, even if it has to be done quietly.

    • pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz
      51·
      11 months ago

      So why do we have to be so afraid of his followers that we are giving him special treatment to dissuade their violence? Instead of, you know, fighting back or having them jailed too. 🤦

      • monsterpiece42@reddthat.com
        4·
        11 months ago

        Nearly 63,000,000 people voted for trump in '16.

        If even 1% of them are crazy fucks, that’s 630,000 people to deal with. That’s not something to take lightly.

        Doesn’t make it right, but it’s another layer of complexity.