How can this happen? - You ask
Why aren't more people outraged? - You wonder
May I remind you, my father, whom I love and respect said something to me that was absolutely chilling.
Months ago, I was talking to him about J'Biden vs Trump. (My Step-Mother grew up a wealthy socialite in Pittsburgh (Oliver family) and she is fully liberal in her beliefs. Over time my moderate father has evolved to nonsensical liberal. (He has a number of guns he lost in some boating accidents over the years, but in spite of that, he sides with liberal policy in calling for stricter laws and harsher punishments for people who own scary weapons. (He was a police officer. He was once fully aware that people are dangerous, not weapons )
He also lives in a beautiful spot in Montana, with incredible views, no crime and fresh air. And he seethes with loathing at "Californians" and "Texans" and "Floridians" who are flooding the area, boosting property taxes & prices while gating off massive ranches, hunting reserves and recreation areas while "expecting everyone to kiss their royal *****."
And yet, he will vote blindly for any D candidate, bill, or other proposal with no thought whatsoever.
When he was lamenting how the media was unfairly presenting J'Biden as an enfeebled, diminished puppet, he began to become irrationally accusatory of the "crooked media" that worked tirelessly smear noble J'Biden while championing that "crooked Son of a..." Trump.
In this context I said, "I'm sure you don't watch Fox news. They're the only American Network that even begins to question Biden and report fairly on Trump." He replied angrily that ALL the network news people were aggressively tearing down Biden, unfairly and in his opinion, criminally."
He was getting to personally invested, so I said (passive aggressively, cause I was irritated too) "Well you won't have to worry about it Dad, cause if it even LOOKS like he might win, they'll kill him."
He looked over at me and said, "You think so?". I replied that I did and he said
"That brings me a lot of comfort. I hope you're right. Thank you."