Peering into the future, I’m imagining a resistance that will be met with far more force in Trump 2.0. I can imagine the use of the military to quell dissent. I can imagine his worst instincts unchecked in that realm. So, another Resistance in the future. As they say, to live in interesting times! Hope I’m wrong though.
He didn't miss the opportunity to create an incredibly iconic image, bloodied face, fist raised and pumping, yelling “fight, fight, fight”. Damn, talk about having the wherewithal to create such an image.
A picture is worth a thousand words and the assassination attempt against Donald Trump may have just altered the course of history
www.telegraph.co.uk
Anyway, always interesting to hear the thoughts of non Americans. From a BBC correspondent who was present at the rally. Good witness clips, video of the gunman in shooting position.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnl0xq0j9ewo
“America has been spiralling towards this moment for years – a political culture that is not just adversarial but downright poisonous. People here – or should I say some people here – find it easy to hate their political opponents – it’s visceral; it’s become part of the nation’s DNA to hate.
And it’s not just political. You can see it in the divisions between the coasts and the centre. Between the north and the south; between the cities and rural America – everything being defined in terms of not being something or someone else.
Moments in history can only really be judged in retrospect. But I’ll take a guess that last night will go down as one of those moments. The question for the leaders of public opinion in this country is what will they now choose to do – to inflame or to calm. To further divide or to reunite.
As an outsider but someone who truly loves this nation, I’m not hopeful”.