Harris backtracks on demonization of Trump

 Bryanna Lyman:

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“To the young people that are watching, it is okay to feel sad and disappointed,” Harris said. “But please know it’s going to be okay.”

It’s going to be okay?

How can it be okay when Harris told us that her opponent is a fascist? She said a Trump victory would be “dangerous” and a “huge risk for America.” Harris claimed that Trump “wants to send the military after American citizens” and that “he is out for unchecked power.” She painted him as an existential threat to “democracy” itself.

But now it’s “going to be okay?”

The truth is, it’s easy for her to say that “it’s going to be okay” because it will be okay. And it will be okay because everything Harris said was just a lie. The attacks, the smears, the fearmongering — it was nothing more than a political stunt designed to scare voters into supporting her because her policy positions weren’t enough to drag her across the finish line.

Harris banked her entire electoral victory on her supporters being ignorant about who Trump really is and what his presidency could achieve. And now, after losing, she can admit the truth — but it’s too little too late. Her divisive rhetoric, alongside the hate-filled narrative pushed by her party and the propaganda press, did more than just tarnish Trump’s reputation — it demonized half the country. It fostered an atmosphere of hate that contributed to the first two assassination attempts against Trump.
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The demonization of Trump did not work, but it has been a part of Democrat rhetoric since Trump first ran for office and the Democrats began pushing the Russian collusion hoax in response to Hillary Clinton's loss.  It took over two years for the government to admit there was no Russian collusion. Maybe the Democrats after seeing their demonization fail will finally start focusing on the issues that are important to American voters.  Trump was never a threat to democracy but Democrats thought that bogus allegation would gin up votes for them.

See also:

After Trump’s Victory, There Can Be No Unity Without A Reckoning

 Back in July after the first Trump assassination attempt, I wrote that there can be no national unity, no burying the hatchet or cooling the rhetoric with people who have been encouraging political violence and pushing assassination prep for years. You can’t smack someone in the face with a hammer and then insist everyone calm down.

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And:

 Biden Urges Unity, Calls on Americans to ‘Lower the Temperature’ after Decisive Trump Victory