Biden said it explicitly on his last speech. Of course he also said this was a fight for democracy in 2020. He was right then too, but it never came true so people forgot.
It’s frustrating that if you fight against a thing and beat it, folks think there was no need to fight it in the first place. No. We routed evil temporarily. Great victory; still needs to be defeated again every time it rears its head.
Biden said it explicitly on his last speech. Of course he also said this was a fight for democracy in 2020. He was right then too, but it never came true so people forgot.
It’s frustrating that if you fight against a thing and beat it, folks think there was no need to fight it in the first place. No. We routed evil temporarily. Great victory; still needs to be defeated again every time it rears its head.
I’ve been using the Death Star as an analogy for my nerd friends. Yes, we won a big battle, but the Empire isn’t dead. Gotta keep fighting.
A little more like Serenity/Firefly than Star Wars
There’s actually a term for that phenomenon: the Preparedness Paradox.
It almost did on January 6.
And if he doesn’t again, it won’t stop him from continuing the same path and not wait for the next election