Why More Republicans Aren't Outraged By Jan. 6

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Time and time again, Republicans have downplayed the seriousness of what happened on Jan. 6. Only a handful of Republicans voted to impeach Trump for the role he played in the attack on the Capitol, and nearly all Republicans were opposed to a bipartisan investigation into what happened.

It’s not just Republican politicians, either. Republican voters are also less likely to take what happened on Jan. 6 seriously. The Pew Research Center shows, for instance, that between March and September, the share of Republicans who said it was “very important” to prosecute Capitol rioters fell from 50 percent to 27 percent.

Why aren’t more Republicans taking what happened on Jan. 6 seriously?

First and foremost, it’s possible that despite American democracy’s perilous situation, the threat still feels distant for many Americans. Historical perspective is useful here. At various points in U.S. history, there have been serious threats to the survival of the republic. The Civil War (and democratic backsliding at the end of Reconstruction), World War II and the Cold War all carried some existential threat. But throughout all those difficult periods, we still had peaceful transfers of power. Free and fair elections were held even during the Civil War, and during the politically repressive period around World War I (and the 1918 flu pandemic).

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-more-republicans-arent-outraged-by-jan-6/

[Irish_Dem]

1. Because they see a clear and easy path to permanent power.

And vast wealth.

Human nature being what it is, why would they speak out?

[captain queeg]

2. I think it's because they see themselves as "true Americans"

And see Dems, progressives, poor people, immigrants as less than. So when they push the big lie, in their minds TFG did win because he had more true Americans voting for him. They won’t say that out loud, at least publicaly. And when I see many Americans supporting a lying, cheating, cowardly scum of the earth I wonder, then I think there are many doing the same things in a smaller scale. They don’t recognize it in themselves so either don’t recognize it in him or just ignore it. As long as the rethugs hate the same people as them that’s all that counts.