added by Jonathan Simcoe · updated 2y ago
Trump’s Disgraceful Endgame
The idea that the real victims of the attempted coup are Trump and his supporters comes directly from the president. He has portrayed himself as the victim in chief throughout his time in office, as Yuval Levin noted, and his decisive loss in November has only amplified his already huge grievance.
“I know your pain. I know you’re hurt. We had an ele
... See morefrom The Insurrectionists Would Like You to Know That They’re the Real Victims by theatlantic.com
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Once the fog of political warfare that surrounds an election has cleared, we could discover that most of our fellow citizens are not irredeemably indifferent to Trump’s evident vices; that whatever explains their attachment to the president, it is not that they repudiate the values he does not respect. Our tribal prejudices are at their worst in mo
... See morefrom Should I Stop Speaking to My Trump-Supporting Friends? by nytimes.com
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- The problem for Democrats is that any observation of this second truth—a truth that seems likely to darken and expand in the aftermath of yesterday’s attack—will now be condemned as rancorous and immoral—or worse, as an incitement to further political violence. Every necessary criticism of Trump’s authoritarianism, fondness for dictators, fraudulen... See more
from Stepping Back From the Precipice by Sam Harris
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