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Julius Caesar didn’t cross the Rubicon expecting to win the day and rule for the next 40 years. George Washington was privately pessimistic about the chances of the Continental Army, but publicly a lion. Adolf Hitler didn’t lead the beer hall putsch expecting to defeat the police forces of Munich.
These are selfless actions meant to inspire hope in the hearts of men and show them that choosing a brave death over a simpering life is an aspirational choice, for if wealthy, influential men would risk all they have, then the choice should be even easier for the lowly commoner.
Donald Trump tried to hedge. He called the election illegitimate, but did little else. Admittedly, at the time, Pelosi controlled the DC Guard, Miley controlled the active military, and Pence was actively working against him, but whose fault was that?
It seems Mr. Trump went to Washington expecting people to ”respect the office, even if you don’t respect the man.” What he found was that people respect power. Power is rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies while continuously consolidating further support & resources.
In the end, his most ardent supporters suffer the most, and Trump might still lose everything. But the people who betrayed him and worked against him, from Scaramucci to Miley to Pence, were all richly rewarded.