By checking for fealty to the false “stolen” narrative at the outset, Trump’s allies aren’t simply weeding out people who disagree, they’re weeding out people who won’t acquiesce to the Trumpian approach to reality. They’re not just getting rid of people who won’t go along on this one subject; they’re getting rid of people who won’t go along in general.
Americans: We need the second amendment to defend ourselves from a tyrannical government!
Tyrannical government arrives.
Americans: VOTE FOR THE TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT OR ELSE!11!1!!!
Tyranny is when someone I don’t like has rights