From insincere lips, a myth is sown,
It comes from Trump, and all of his drones,
A rich man’s trial, a mock display of pain,
Deceiving citizens is a wicked game.
The justice system’s rigged, a trap for us all,
Federal agencies weaponized, to see who will fall,
Against the poor, with no resources to spare,
A false equivalence, designed to ensnare.
But truth reveals the fraud in plain sight,
Trump’s innocence is not a poor man’s plight,
He’s a rich man, with lawyers at his beck and call,
A supreme treatment, for the one who has it all.
The MAGA populists, with their lies and deceit,
Gaslighting the citizens, to make them retreat,
From democratic institutions, and those who serve,
Their goal is to weaken, and then to unnerve.
But why this zeal to dismantle our democracy?
Are they disgusted with social programs’ empathy?
Have they lost hope in our cultural shifts so grand?
Or are they brainwashed, without a prayer or a plan?
The answer lies in their disdain for progress made,
Their interests no longer served by liberal shade,
Their evangelical fervor, a dogma without bounds,
Their victim-hood mentality, a bitter taste profound.
Resistance with no compromise is their mission,
A last-ditch effort to dominate, and then decommission,
Even if it means sacrificing democracy’s noble creed,
They’ll fight to regain power, with propaganda indeed.
This is the real danger we face today,
A covert threat to our civil rights, in every way,
A choice between freedom and the seditious sway,
We must resist their treason, come what may.
Edited by: ElRoyPoet, 2024
Three examples: the Justice Department is NOT weaponized against Republicans
The phrase “if they can come for me, they can come for you” has become a rallying cry for MAGA Republicans, but what’s behind this narrative? A closer examination reveals a propaganda and fear mongering tactic geared to manipulate the public’s perception of the federal justice system and democratic institutions.
The first keyword is “they”, which refers to the criminal justice system. However, this narrative implies that the system is being weaponized against citizens, a claim that has been debunked by experts. The narrative is meant to create fear and mistrust, rather than addressing the root causes of systemic issues.
The next keyword is “me”, which refers to Trump. However, what’s the context? Trump was the President of the United States, but he was not re-elected due to his duo impeachments, self-coup attempt, and failed insurrection. He’s a traitor to our democracy and has broken his oath to our constitution. He’s a racist, misogynist, and white supremacist. Furthermore, he’s also a conman who has been found guilty of fraud and other crimes.
The final reference is “you”, which refers to the citizen. This makes it personal, as I’m that man. But let’s be clear: I’m not like Trump. I’m an innocent man with no rap sheet or criminal indictments. I don’t need an army of lawyers to defend me because I haven’t made millions by deceiving and grifting American citizens.
Donald Trump Is the ‘Lawfare’ King
The narrative being seeded by Trump and his sycophants is that if the DOJ, CIA, and FBI can be weaponized against a rich man who has plenty of resources and lawyers, they’ll have no problem taking down a poor one who has no representation. This rhetoric is designed to gaslight citizens into believing that federal agencies and their public officials have been weaponized against them. Essentially, what they are doing is inciting citizens to demonize these democratic institutions and the civil servants who work there.
This is a false equivalency because it implies that Trump is innocent like any ordinary citizen would be. The MAGA Republican politicians are repeating this lie daily to gaslight citizens and provide cover for their presidential nominee. It’s a diversionary tactic meant to distract us from their true intentions: the weakening of our democracy and replacing it with an autocracy.
But the real question is: why are MAGA Republican voters so determined to dismantle our democratic institutions? Are they disenchanted with our government social programs and their progressive policies? Have they lost all hope of reversing the cultural shift? Are they cynical because they believe there is too much corruption in our federal government? Or are they simply brainwashed cult followers who don’t realize that they are on the verge of surrendering their civil rights to an authoritarian regime?
It is clear that MAGA Republicans believe that our liberal democracy no longer serves their white conservative interests or adheres to their evangelical dogma. As a consequence, they have adopted an “all-or-nothing, no holds barred, do or die – or else you won’t have a country anymore” victimhood mentality. Since they feel defeated, this is a last-ditch effort to dominate and regain control of society, even if it means sacrificing democracy.
Does the DOJ target more Republicans than Democrats? Here’s the data
The phrase “if they can come for me, they can come for you” is a rhetorical device that has been used by various individuals and groups throughout history, but it gained significant traction among MAGA Republicans, particularly during the Trump presidency.
One of the earliest recorded uses of this phrase is attributed to Trump himself. In 2017, He tweeted: “Just watched a very insecure politician, Nancy Pelosi, whining about the fact that ‘they can come for me.’ Well, if they can come for me, they can come for you!”.
However, it’s likely that Trump borrowed this phrase from his mentor, Roger Stone, a longtime political strategist and operative. In 2016, Stone wrote an article titled “The Deep State’s War on Trump” in which he used the phrase: “If they can come for me, they can come for you.”.
Stone’s use of the phrase was part of a larger narrative that he and other Trump allies had been cultivating since the early days of Trump’s campaign. This narrative insinuated that the “deep state,” a supposed cabal of government officials and bureaucrats working to undermine Trump’s presidency, was a threat to American democracy and that Trump was the target of their nefarious schemes.
The phrase “if they can come for me, they can come for you” became a rallying cry for MAGA Republicans because it tapped into their fears and paranoia about government overreach and perceived threats to their way of life. By using this phrase, Trump and his sycophants were able to create a sense of urgency and danger around their message, which resonated with many who felt disillusioned with mainstream politics and government.
In the years since Trump’s presidency, the phrase has continued to be used by various MAGA Republicans and right-wing commentators to whip up support and fearmonger about perceived threats from government agencies, liberals and elites.
Op Ed: MAGA men are defeated men; they have been sissified by Trump and his sycophant Republican legislators to be complainers and whiners. They have given up the fight in the defense of democracy. Ironically, most conservative leaders are afraid to stand up for their children’s civil liberties because they are hesitant to speak out against Trump. Why would white supremacist men lose confidence in their ability to dominate unless they have been living a lie from the very beginning? In reality, they may not be inherently superior to minorities and immigrants, whom they often blame and scapegoat.
If these Republicans, whom Trump has convinced they are the true modern-day patriots, were transported back to the colonies of 1776, there would never have been a United States of America as we know it. History shows that cowards tend to be ruled by tyrants.
“Though liberty is established by law, we must be vigilant, for liberty to enslave us is always present under that same liberty. Our Constitution speaks of the ‘general welfare of the people’. Under that phrase all sorts of excesses can be employed by [authoritarian] tyrants—to make us bondmen.” By: Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Ignorance breeds fear. We fear those things we don’t understand. If we don’t put a lid on that fear and keep that fear in check, that fear in turn will breed hatred because we hate those things that frighten us. “If we don’t keep that hatred in check, that hatred in turn will breed destruction.” By: Daryl Davis
In order to explain why we have systemic racism and a culture of ethics violations within our institutions, we need to understand that all systems in government rely on people to do their jobs in good faith. All it takes is for one key player to cheat, and the system fails. No system is self-moderated, no matter how much we audit and try to regulate it; it is up to the civil servant(s) to do his job to the best of his abilities. All the systemic problems we find are to be blamed on the people in power who are acting slick—not on the system. Blaming the culture is unconstitutional; an individual(s) in that system who is unwilling to support it, is literally breaking his oath of office. This is why a democracy can’t survive without a free press—to force transparency of the government—so that if it is discovered that a corrupt public official(s) is gaming the system, it can be brought to the citizens’ attention, so that the bad actor(s) can be impeached by the checks and balances in place.
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