In recalling the many saloons of the pre-Prohibition era in Bemidji, it is easy to think of the robust bartenders and saloon keepers as owners of the property, but this was seldom the case.
The reason MAGA-loving Republicans lie so obviously and remorselessly is really pretty simple: It works.
The two most brazen falsehoods they keep repeating to justify the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection “the election was stolen” and “antifa did it” are in fact widely believed by Republican Donald Trump voters, over 70% of whom ardently believe the first claim, and some 58% of whom lap up the latter lie as well.
And as far as they’re concerned, that’s all that matters: They have a narrative for Trump supporters to tell themselves and each other. Because that’s really the only audience for their lies that matters to them. Who cares if the rest of the world knows it’s all bullshit? In their alternative universe, the only thing of consequence is undying support for Trump.
Republicans rolled out their narrative response to Democrats who were intent to see a law enforcement crackdown on the far-right extremist elements thst assaulted the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 during Wednesday s hearing of a House Judiciary subcommittee on "The Rise of Domestic Terrorism in America."