politics

I know it's wishful thinking, but the [current issue in the news] obsession of the MAGA base may end up crumbling more than just the current GOP.

I have heard some variation of this countless times over the last 20 years, especially since Trump was a relevant politician. The only consistent thread connecting those incidents has been that they've never turned out to be anything of consequence. Republican voters vote for Republicans. They always have and they always will. This will not change that fact.

a natural consequence of deference to power and the entitlement felt by those given that power.

Holy shit, what a great way of putting it! Every side is capable of evil, but one side thrives even more on the very thing (power) that corrupts and leads to dissociation from the masses.

Why would they push for war with BRICS? Putin owns the turnip, China knows he's a joke.

This won't make new Democrat voters. It might make more non-voters.

It is not real in the sense that it is a grassroots endeavor. It is real in the sense that some wealthy people who control media have given this issue some airtime. If not for this people would not care.

That's exactly the point, but I think you forgot the conclusion. Many talk show hosts and voters actually did believe the conspiracy was real. Then the natural timing for releasing all of the information on Epstein is a couple of months after the president takes power, which brings us to where we are today. Claims were made, promises were made, and people are waiting for that information to be properly published.

I think this is one of those interesting issues because Trump lies all the time but many of his lies have to do with things that are slightly obscure from 6 years ago, that if you weren't paying attention or you didn't go back and look at the history books or the video, you could be forgiven if you forgot. He might say some law was passed by Obama but actually he's the one who signed it, for example, but if you didn't know much about that law in the first place, it's not going to be fresh in your brain that he's lying to you. But the Epstein scandal, that talk continued until a few months ago, and it's very easy to understand what the claims are and how a transparent investigation would occur.

I can't even remember what started it? Was it Bondi saying there was no list or was that in response to something else. I guess I didn't expect his base to care because they didn't care when most of this was out there even before his first term.

Nixon should have been a wake up call for politics. A defining moment when the conservatives realized they had gone to far. A time for introspection and a radical change in their behavior.

Just kidding! What happened was they made sure that they could never get prosecuted like that again by never admitting fault and always circling the wagons no matter what (even when they elect child molesters).