Fact: Trump lost Opinion: You’re crazy if you think he won
This is sort of the last straw. We have devolved as a state species. Foolishness NewJerseyis, that is us. I thought we were a little bit better than this, but apparently we’re not. We’re just as foolish as the rest of the foolish country.
Well, lemme back up. We’re all not foolish.
To wit: A Project Ready poll claims 77% of registered Republicans in New Jersey believe Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election. You know, the election he just lost. By over seven million popular votes. By 74 electoral votes. By the decisions of no less than 50 judges and counting. Yeah. That election.
Now to be fair, Project Ready isn’t exactly a polling operation; they are a “non-profit social justice organization,” which is a notvery-clever code phrase for “we hate Trump.” OK fine. So maybe the 77% is a little high.
But Reuters ran a similar poll a few weeks back, and the number of registered Republicans who claimed Trump “rightfully won” stood at 52%.
We have a problem here, and the problem is simply one of facts vs. opinion. (I’m not the only one to note this; Jeff Deminski over at NJ101.5 — where I also work — wrote about a similar situation in regard to COVID deniers.)
Here’s an example of an opinion: I think you’re a schmaroon if you think Trump won the election.
See? Opinion. No facts there. I’ll repeat: You’re a schmaroon if you think Trump won the election. Schmaroon, schmaroon, schmaroon.
Now, I’m happy to argue as to whether or not you’re a schmaroon, happy to argue if I should
be calling you names, happy to argue anything surrounding that. You know why? It’s an opinion. Hell, I’ve made a living out of spouting my opinions.
But I won’t argue about facts. You come at me saying, “Trump won the election,” I’m going to come back at you with an IQ test and say, “Gimme a holler when you crack 100.”
It’s like arguing with someone who believes the earth is flat, or who believes dinosaurs are 6,000 years old, or who believes the coronavirus is a hoax, or who believes the Mets actually are going to win a World Series before Major League Baseball has a team on the moon.
Facts, folks. We’re waaaaaay past the point of “fake news” and neck deep into “facts don’t matter.” And it’s a disaster.
When did we get so stupid? How did we get so stupid? Trump lost the election. There is zero evidence of voter fraud. His own hand-picked attorney general says so. Hell, Fox Freaking News is running ads saying so!
How did a snake oil salesman — and it’s a cliche, but damn if it wasn’t created with Trump in mind — manage to convince so many people that our free and fair election system was rigged, that the fix was in, that Biden is a fake president?
Worst part? In my heart, I don’t actually believe that Trump believes it. He’s posturing, either to try and come back in 2024, or start a news network, or figure out a way to not face prosecution in New York, or who knows what.
What I do know, without question, is President Donald J. Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. Because that is a fact. And anyone — anyone — who thinks otherwise … well, you’ve been hoodwinked.
Facts matter. You want to argue an opinion, come at me, let’s go. You want to argue the earth is flat or Trump won, keep moving. I have zero space for schmaroonity in my life.