Republicans are moaning that criticism of “MAGA Republicans” is insulting to all the wonderful, wonderful people who voted for Trump. It is no insult but the simple truth that these voters and the Republican politicians who control them have been dupes. The voters, driven by their fears, and the politicians, driven by their lust for power, have embraced as their messiah a truly satanic figure who promotes satanic behaviors.

Would it have been an insult to Nazi voters to tell them that they have been conned? Would it have been too severe a measure to force the SA to disband? Would it have been over-reach to thwart and bring to justice Nazis in government who were trying to subvert it from within? Would it have been a vendetta to display all of Hitler’s crimes and craziness, and prosecute him according to law?

To try a less extreme hypothetical example: What if prominent politicians entered into a conspiracy to claim that law requires that not the candidate who gets the most votes, but the candidate who raises the most money wins the election. If public figures keep repeating this lie without forceful contradiction and the gullible masses believe them, then we will be told that this falsehood must be treated as an alternative truth in order to prevent trouble hitherto unseen. Does freedom of speech really allow so great and so constant a deception. Must we refrain from showing citizens how wrong they have been in order to avoid insulting them, in order to prevent a violent outbreak of their anger and class hatred?

America is drifting towards destruction. Inaction, delays, and the passage of time are all the liars need to make America a playland for grifters and brigands.