WTF Ben Shapiro?

I tend to think of Ben Shapiro is being an idiot, a useful idiot to the far right wing of this country’s political establishment, but an idiot nonetheless.

Recently Mr. Shapiro has stated “Whatever you think of the Trump indictments, one thing is for certain: the glass has now been broken over and over again. Political opponents can be targeted by legal enemies. Running for office now carries the legal risk of going to jail – on all sides.”

So . . . “Running for office now carries the legal risk of going to jail – on all sides.” Is he claiming that Mr. Trump is being prosecuted for “running for office”? I am unaware of that being a crime anywhere (except maybe under Putin’s Russia where it could get you defenestrated).

Is Mr. Shapiro ignoring the minor detail of staging an insurrection or a coup, however you want to phrase it? In Central and South American countries if a legal election is “set aside” it is considered a coup. Here, apparently in GOP circles, a bunch of tourists in the Capitol got a little frisky. Move along, no insurrection to see here.

I just don’t see how Ben Shapiro can claim to have any self-respect, unless that equates to dollars lining his pockets from wealthy Republicans who approve of his nonsense.

Mr. Shapiro is well-educated, a well-educated idiot. I have met more than a few, but they exist. Why Mr. Shapiro insists upon proving it to all of us rather than living with the suspicion that we think so is beyond me.