It’s too bad the comments have veered off in such an irrelevant direction. I think the most interesting question raised by this post is whether the Big Lie can be used against Trump – not just because it’s a lie but because the content of the lie casts him in such a negative light. Personally I think it can, for the reasons Mike nicely captures in section 4. My take on it is in the essay linked to at the start. You should especially check out the stuff I called “my experiments in brutal mockery”. I’d love to hear what you think!