I think you and I have very different concepts about which option is more realistic.
Dude, this entire nation was founded on the principles of going against the grain, putting the interest of the citizen first, and throwing away "legacy political factions". We literally got rid of our old system of government to found the country... which I hope you and I can agree, was a net positive for not only America but the world.
The republican party was at a crossroads 4 years ago. And they held their line long enough to stab Trump in the back. They took the successes of the populist movement, took their votes then cast them aside when the chips were down for Trump.
I think you should stop thinking like a party shill with battered wife syndrome. "H-he still loves m-me pepe, he didn't m-mean to betray me, i-if we just trust the plan a little harder...". Quit trying to convince yourself that they wouldn't do that again if given another chance. A party all our own enshrining our values, already has the support of millions of disenfranchised voters. The "republican" party is just a name if it doesn't protect their values.
I don't know what game you're watching. But we in no way have the Republicans "by the balls". The republican party cucked out when millions of patriots voted in their majority. They threw away your interest and vote for their own. The republic is dead, and so called republicans killed it.
To pretend that the party is worth salvaging is by the very definition, insanity. Doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.
Pretending either party holds the values of this nation is naive, and blind to the events of the last 4 years. With the swamp revealed, the only choice is to deny it and do better. No more RINO's. Only patriots will save this nation.
It's two shill parties vs one patriot party. Republicans showed their true face. The serve face value to the needs of the nation, noddingall the while they stuff their pockets with your money.
Dramatic change is needed to save the republic, we can be that change.
What will happen is they'll make their revisions to the testing method, then they'll see that there are not as many covid patients as initially thought. They'll then claim that Biden has COVID under control "see?! Look at how low the numbers are!".
COVID will end cease to be a pandemic soon into Biden's term, (not before they crush most industry in the US) but the masses won't care for the optics because "muh Biden fixed COVID!"
There was no "don't resist" "don't come any closer" demands. No rain of bullets to neutralize the "threat". Just the single shot. Sounds like they were goading any of the more radical individuals to arm themselves and make the protest march much more violent. They didn't win. Trump won.
Very sorry for you to experience this. I can only dread what her family is going through right now.
Whatta you know! A wannabe president, renowned for ending his previous presidential bids for plagiarism, has a wannabe (vice) president who also plagerises for the sake of political points.
Morally deficient reprobates, the lot of 'em.
I love this for us.