Unless you recognize that some of the people most likely to have led such a sick charade in Michigan are either in jail or under tight monitoring (recall the plot against the Governor late last year) I am surprised that no such story emerges from Michigan, one of the most politically-polarized of American states. We do have a response from the current and the former Governors of Michigan:
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and former Republican Governor Rick Snyder released a joint statement today calling for national unity after pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building.
What is unfolding today in our nation’s capital is truly appalling. Violence, vandalism, and insurrection have no place in this great country of ours. We are a nation of laws, not mobs,” Whitmer said.
“While we come from different backgrounds and political parties, Governor Whitmer and I share a deep love for our country,” Snyder said. “We must always remember that we are Americans first, and we are not one another’s enemy. That’s why I join with Governor Whitmer in calling on people of goodwill across America to pray for peace, calm, and healing.”
“Now is the time to put this election behind us once and for all,” Whitmer added. “We must unify as one nation to defeat our real enemy, which is the pandemic that has taken far too many of our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. As Americans, there is no problem we can’t solve, and no challenge we can’t meet. Let’s all stay safe. Let’s take care of each other.
https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/governor-whitmer-snyder-issue-statements-regarding-d-c-protests/
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Before anyone questions weather as a cause for political quiet in Michigan -- temperatures were seasonally chilly (just a bit above freezing), skies were overcast, and there was neither rain nor snow in the Lansing area.
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and former Republican Governor Rick Snyder released a joint statement today calling for national unity after pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building.
What is unfolding today in our nation’s capital is truly appalling. Violence, vandalism, and insurrection have no place in this great country of ours. We are a nation of laws, not mobs,” Whitmer said.
“While we come from different backgrounds and political parties, Governor Whitmer and I share a deep love for our country,” Snyder said. “We must always remember that we are Americans first, and we are not one another’s enemy. That’s why I join with Governor Whitmer in calling on people of goodwill across America to pray for peace, calm, and healing.”
“Now is the time to put this election behind us once and for all,” Whitmer added. “We must unify as one nation to defeat our real enemy, which is the pandemic that has taken far too many of our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. As Americans, there is no problem we can’t solve, and no challenge we can’t meet. Let’s all stay safe. Let’s take care of each other.
https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/governor-whitmer-snyder-issue-statements-regarding-d-c-protests/
Before anyone questions weather as a cause for political quiet in Michigan -- temperatures were seasonally chilly (just a bit above freezing), skies were overcast, and there was neither rain nor snow in the Lansing area.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.