More wisdom from from JVL
Donald Trump campaigned against unity. His entire 2024 run was about “retribution”—his word. His explicit promise was to wage war against the “vermin” and “enemy within” who are “poisoning the blood.” He promised prosecutions and mass deportations. He has said, many times, how much he “hates” half of America.
Voting for Donald Trump and then complaining about the lack of unity is like going to the beach and bitching about the sand. These people voted for the guy promising disunity and a war of all against all. And now that they’ve gotten it, they don’t like it?
I can see three possible explanations for these comments:
They didn’t realize what they were voting for with Trump. They somehow missed all of the stuff he said about retribution. They are genuinely surprised.
They heard what Trump said during the campaign, but didn’t understand it or didn’t believe it. And now that they’re seeing retribution in practice, they don’t like it.
They understood Trump. They like what he’s doing. But they don’t like the fact that some people are objecting to it. They say they want unity, but what they mean is that they don’t want dissent.
I have my own suspicions, but which do you think it is?