Just Desserts

Oh, how the turn tables.

With Trump impeached for the second time in one term — a historic first for the US — I wanted to take a moment to really just savour the backlash against him and the fascist movement threatening him.

Despite what a small number of people on the left and liberals are saying — you know, that we ought to be kind to these discontented “patriots” trying to do their best, etcetera — the reprecussions have been severe. Delayed, granted — this should have happened years ago. Trump should never have been allowed to run. The deplatforming should have started with Alex Jones’ denial of the Sandy Hook shooting, but it was allowed to go on. Still, I cannot help but celebrate.

It was so overdue.

Koch, Disney, and Hallmark are a few of the names rescinding or “reconsidering” or pulling funding outright from either the Republican Congress and Senate members who encouraged the riot, or the entirety of the GOP. Dow Chemical — you know, from Dow Jones in the stock market? — announced a similar kneecapping. And this comes after Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Tiktok, even Pinterest. The app Parler, which was funded heavily by a GOP supporter, has been scrubbed from the Apple and Google app stores.

If you’re wondering why I’m gleeful rather than concerned about this, I’ve written about the paradox of tolerance before. Suffice to say that saying something does not mean that anyone is obligated to listen to or support what is said. Furthermore, here in…