(01-07-2021, 06:16 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: For everyone saying the election was stolen and Trump was cheated, look no further than Georgia. They had a runoff vote where everything was examined and re-examined and in the end, the Republicans lost votes from the November election. I saw a bit of news yesterday and they had someone I consider a hardcore Republican, Rick Santorum. He said he felt there were irregularities during the presidential election. He then went on to say he knows for a fact the Georgia runoff was watched like a hawk and the results were accurate. He said he was baffled by the results though and it left him re-evaluating his entire assumption of how the presidential election ended up.

Trump has so many people indoctrinated into his way of thinking by telling them lie after lie, that they have lost all reason. The majority of people have had it with his lack of professionalism, decorum and human decency and that's why he lost. Period. He reminds me of my nephew with autism. If we play a game with him, he has to win or he throws a temper tantrum where he accuses everyone of cheating, lying and scheming against him and refuses to acknowledge he lost. It leaves me wondering if Trump has ever been checked to see if he is on the spectrum.

The violence today was no surprise to me. When you rile up the angriest and most gullible portion of society, this is what happens. What happened today was no different than the rioters in Minnesota and Atlanta. They are all one in the same. They may be on opposite ends of the belief systems, but they are all gullible and angry and selfish and they don't care what they have to do, in order to get their way. I'm afraid that it's only gonna get worse too. Now that Trump has given these people a voice and they're not getting what they want, they're only gonna get angrier and more irrational.

I'm gonna say something I never thought I'd say. As much as I despise Hillary Clinton, she felt she was robbed of the election, but she stepped aside and did what she thought was best for America. The only time I ever heard from her again, was when Trump was invoking her name. All the past presidents who have lost elections have been gracious and followed the will of the majority of the population by stepping aside and keeping democracy going. Not Trump though. Despite losing by millions of votes, he thinks he can spit on democracy and throw a "hissy fit" until he gets his way. It's an embarrassment to America, especially when the rest of the world is watching and laughing at us.

I'm saying all this as a person who doesn't have a dog in this fight. I am a registered Independent who voted Libertarian, because I hated both the Republican and Democratic options. I could've cared less who won, because I've always felt we were screwed either way. I will say this though, It will be nice to see a little civility and decency restored to the office, once Trump is evicted. I know I'm gonna hate a lot of the things the Democrats do, but at least America won't be viewed like a reality show to poke fun at for the rest of the world like it has been for the last 4 years.