This is why Republicans are getting death threats from Trump supporters.

They inundated their followers with nonsense. Really important-sounding nonsense.

And then because THEY knew it was nonsense, they backed off.

But their followers didn't. https://twitter.com/absurdistwords/status/1324357486820864000
There are certain emotional triggers that overwhelm deliberative action

Fear for life
Fear for family
Hatred of evil

The GOP deliberately triggered each of these in their followers.

And then acted themselves as if it wasn't true.

Like traitors.
The GOP turned their entire information machine toward convincing people that dangerous lies were true.

Their base is now expecting them to follow through. They're true believers now.

They believed it when told monsters exist and anyone who denies them now is treacherous.
The GOP will never stand up and say "We lied to you to get your votes and your money"

And so they can't unring the bell.

You can't just ease backwards from a narrative where an entire election was stolen in a massive conspiracy.
Since the GOP can't admit its lies to its base, it's stuck.

They will endure the death threats

They will ignore terroristic sedition

They're scared of their base now.

They know now that their base is just unhinged enough to kill them.
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