‘It’s Our Time To Eat’: The Role Of Social Division In Post-Election Violence
What Americans could learn from the 2007 Kenyan elections
Republished from www.centerforappliedtheoryofmind.com
“Donald Trump pressed ahead with his ongoing effort to erode confidence in U.S. elections during his debate Tuesday night with Vice President Kamala Harris,” reads a Washington Post tweet that appeared on the X platform following the recent presidential debate in Philadelphia.
In the accompanying article, the WaPo cited some of Trump’s debate remarks that illustrate his strategy. They point to Trump’s ongoing attempts to convince voters that the 2020 election was ‘stolen’ by claiming, “Look, there’s so much proof, all you have to do is look at it.” In fact, Trump has never been able to produce any credible evidence to support his allegations of widespread fraud in connection with the 2020 election.
Trump is already prepping his base for the likelihood that the 2024 election could be ‘stolen’ as well, with remarks such as, “We have to have borders, and we have to have good elections.” He continued, “Elections are bad. And a lot of these illegal immigrants coming in, they’re trying to get them to vote.” (1)
