Because those groups were right wing and funded by political agitators, multiplied by manipulated media. The people on the ground did believe in the issues, but it was a concerted effort of political theater as a show of force.
Everyone else is now debilitated by wage theft that they can only care about the economy. When the market crashes harder and full recession hits, that’s when people will take to the streets because they’ll have lost jobs and freedoms. That’s when the martial law will start.
And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast and upon them that worshiped his image.
I grew up watching TDS at like 9 or 10. My family was pretty openly liberal, they found the jokes funny, and he integrated into my life on a daily basis for years, especially during the Bush years when I was a young teen.
His work with veterans and 9/11 responders solidified Jon as not just a talker but a real community builder.
Jon’s done countless hot interviews and regularly came out ahead. Jon would have no issue challenging power: he never has. That’s his charisma and charm.