

The irony is that he was the President that followed an incredibly accomplished, intelligent, and thoughtful man. I disagreed with Obama on a lot, from policy to style, but there was no doubt that he had great charisma and intelligence. To be followed by that shit show TWICE must hurt.

Fascists, like many other groups (especially criminal gangs) require a moment where the acolyte breaks the law visibly, so that they are bound to the group forever. Having the military do criminal things means the military has to fear what a lawful administration would do to them.
A lawful administration that comes in has two major options: prosecute everyone involved and risk it all, or prosecute only the top 10% and let the rest get off, like they did in Nurenberg. Biden chose option #3: prosecute the low-level offenders (Jan 6) and let the top people get off.
That extraordinary act of cowardice is what got us to the point where we are.