Closing a blind eye to the invasion of the strangulation of democratic norms and policies while doing political favors for bully political pulpits holding a death-grip on political careers is how the selling out the soul of a country begins.
It is relatively easy to do.
All any side of the political football has to do is not do their job at the beck and call of the coach with unethical, illegal and self-serving goals as opposed to the duties of the team, in this case the nation of a free and fair election by voters who thought they were voting for democracy. The coach simply has to not be caught, or called out, for the undemocratic gamesmanship taking place in full view of all players and observers.
To harm so many constituents at the dirty hands of the top few political beneficiaries might seem insidiously obvious, yet hidden kickbacks also come into play in those who would usurp democracy, keeping their voices bound tightly in the knot of sabotaged free will.
But who sabotaged them?
Was it not their own selfish greed?
When did they decide it was OK to break with integrity, honesty, and valor to pursue selfish aims focused on their own careers over the care of the democratic country?
When did they decide it was OK to be blinded on what they could get personally rather than serve the people who voted them in?
It seems politicians manipulating what they call their version of truth for fleeting power, temporary financial gain, and fickle popularity will see in the rear view mirror their errors only once it is too late to recover. The higher the pedestal they put themselves on, the higher and harder the fall to the ground of reality.
What all sides need to remember is the legacy that follows in the annals of history. Buffed up pride ought to be a criminal price to pay for deluding a once democratic country hijacked by such individuals, who are merely human after all.
God Bless Everyone