All of this violence can’t be pinned on President Trump’s lies he has been using to con people into thinking he is the greatest President ever. White supremeists and other far right militias have been around America since Hitler’s minions started them over eighty years ago.

            However, Trump’s verbal support for them and his lies have strengthened militias and grew their membership. His lies about actually winning the election by a landslide have allowed all these radical elements to coalesce into what we saw at the Capital January 6. Somehow they have been pulled into his fantasy even though Republicans in the battleground states have said the count was accurate.

            Trump’s attorney wrote up a speech for him to say he did not want riots or vandalism and to obey law enforcement orders. He might have said Biden won the election because seven million more people voted for him or the Electoral College legally and rightfully confirmed the fact Biden won. Most would then begin to understand the great con had deceived them and made them feel foolish and mad at the conman.

            An old saying; “You can fool some of the people some of the time, most of the people all the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time.” Where do those people who stormed the Capital and those who stayed home believing he has never lied to them fall in the axiom? He has conned the first two parts and believes the third doesn’t apply to him since he thinks he can deceive everyone.

            The question no one seems to know is what will the deluded Americans do when they find out they will have been lied to by political leaders, conned by many of them for their own benefit, and probably guided and financed by our enemies abroad?

            One video of the insurrectionists was of them reading through right wing Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s papers. One of them was yelling “He planning to sell us out.” Another video had people yelling to get Cruz. Cruz’s base is, or maybe was, these people. He may already have lost the support of moderates and independents, but loss of radicals may be personally dangerous.

            What will the millions do when their eyes are finally opened to the fact Trump lost the election? Will they all learn at the same time or will it be a slow process. The reaction will be dependent on which one? Many media and podcasters will continue to harangue those gullible people. Many of them are violent and are completely indoctrinated into the radical conspiracies. Many people may be true believers like the Nashville Bomber who believed 5G was causing Covid 19 or several shooters who believe large areas are under Sharia law. Many still believe black helicopters are swooping down to take people to concentration camps in Montana.

            Some people will always be easily deceived which is why Russia and other countries have been so successful in creating a corrosive society. What will they do? Will they quietly say to themselves “you suckered me once but never again” or will they go after those who embarrassed them in a violent way? Let’s hope for the first!