The Republicans in support of Donald Trump and of course Trump himself are still lying that the 2020 US election was “stolen”. That the electoral system was “rigged”, that in reality (perhaps the reality of a parallel universe in which extreme dishonesty is the object of life) the fine figure of Mr Trump should actually be president.
Let’s not repeat the common sense arguments and fact checking carried out post election. We need none of that to show Trump and his Republicans are lying. It is sufficient to ask a question, which could also be asked of that other sore loser from the far right, Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who recently also attempted to claim his election loss was rigged, though without an attempted coup.
If you are so convinced (without any evidence of course) that the electoral system is rigged, why do you continue to use it? This contradictory stance gives the lie to your claim.
In Trump’s case, who already lost an election which he continues to lie was rigged, and who also continues to lie the system itself is rigged and Democrats will cheat, it is doubly perplexing. You do not cross a bridge or climb into an aeroplane you have already found to be unsafe, whilst also shouting loudly that it remains unsafe and will come crashing down. “Everyone, I’m just going to walk across this bridge even though I know it will collapse!” Anyone sensible and honest gets off and works at putting things right.
Naturally, everyone understands that the false shrieks of election fraud are simply to set the stage. Should he lose again, fairly and squarely under the most regulated electoral process in the world, Trump will shriek even louder and this time perhaps plunge the USA into civil war.
If Republicans who choose to support the lie cannot be made to admit it is a lie, they should be confronted with the challenge of demonstrating they actually believe it. This means nothing less than abstaining from a system that they claim is corrupt. That is, not standing for election whilst simultaneously condemning the election process. Rather, they should peacefully campaign to put things right. If they fail to do this, they will forgive the rest of us for thinking they are, in fact, lying.