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Seth Cotlar
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Read this thread on the sadistic serial killer that our very "pro-life" President is considering for a pardon. It speaks volumes about the distinctively illiberal political culture of today's GOP that could go along with such a decision.
It's the same political culture that subtly morphs from "we respect law enforcement officers" to "we think police should be allowed to rough up suspects; who cares about innocent before proven guilty." washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati…
It's the same political culture that cheers the creation of a racist government program to track crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, even though such people commit crimes at a LOWER rate than other people. cato.org/blog/illegal-i…
And it's the same Islamophobic political culture that has been nurtured by Trump & the bigots he has put in positions of power. That is why many "patriotic" Americans will cheer the release of someone who systematically murdered innocent people in Iraq. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
This video was made years before the MAGA phenomenon emerged, but it captures nicely some of the less savory dimensions of American political culture. "He'll save children, but not the British [and now, Muslim] children."
"Washington
Washington
Six foot twenty f*cking killing for fun."
"Washington
Washington
Twelve stories high made of radiation
The present beware
The future beware
He's coming
He's coming
He's coming"
He made love like an eagle falling out of the sky
Killed his sensei in a duel and he never said why
"Sue me if I go to fast but the sons of his opponents wish he was their dad
Got a wig for his wig got a brain for his heart
He'll kick you apart
He'll kick you apart"
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This milkshake/Farage episode got me thinking about the American Revolution, tarring & feathering, and the messy ways in which communities establish boundaries of acceptable political speech. Here's a thread on that topic, inspired by the Northam episode.
tl;dr. Throwing a milkshake is a political act, just as tarring and feathering was. It's also illegal. It's also fairly harmless. Engaging in politics outside the formal halls of political power is complicated. Here's that thread in a more readable form. threadreaderapp.com/thread/1091708…
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1. A short thread on Ronald Reagan, racism, and the way we've talked about Reagan and race since the end of his Presidency. It's inspired by a short interview that occurs at 17:30 of this excellent podcast episode. slate.com/news-and-polit…
2. The interview is with John Sears who served as Reagan's campaign manager in 1976 and then in 1980 until he was fired. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sear…
3. In response to a question noting how Reagan deployed racially coded language about welfare cheats and "big strapping bucks," Sears says Reagan was more naive than racist. He just said what worked, and Sears himself claims to have abhorred such language.
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Fox's #1 viewer is not pleased with their coverage. May need to take his business elsewhere. Get ready OANN!!!
Oh, and also, our isolationist President who is a strong believer in national sovereignty says that we may need to wipe a country comprised of 80 million people off the map. You know, just as an isolationist who believes in sovereignty would do.
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