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Hi, Eva,
I understand the value of coming together to defeat a tyrant.
My husband experienced the Pinochet dictatorship, which ended when people from different sides came together to oppose Pinochet.
Finding common ground with others does not mean imitating their tactics.
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I understand the value of coming together to defeat a tyrant.
My husband experienced the Pinochet dictatorship, which ended when people from different sides came together to oppose Pinochet.
Finding common ground with others does not mean imitating their tactics.
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This is particularly true when those tactics got us into this mess in the first place.
Here's my thread on how Chile got out from under the Pinochet dictatorship 👇
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Here's my thread on how Chile got out from under the Pinochet dictatorship 👇
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Here is a sampling of what people told me when I suggested that we not slam the House Democratic leadership, and that we not resort to fighting fire with fire 👇
I don't think anyone denies that the Republican Party, for decades, have been using exactly these tactics.
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I don't think anyone denies that the Republican Party, for decades, have been using exactly these tactics.
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In 1994, Gingrich said the GOP mustn’t compromise.
deseret.com/1994/11/12/191…
The problem with refusal to compromise is that this is anti-democratic.
Democracy requires compromise.
"My way or I blow up the place," is dictatorship.
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deseret.com/1994/11/12/191…
The problem with refusal to compromise is that this is anti-democratic.
Democracy requires compromise.
"My way or I blow up the place," is dictatorship.
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Harvard profs Ziblatt & Levitsky, in👇don't mince words: Over the past few decades, it has been the GOP playing what they call Constitutional Hardball.
For a discussion on how Constitutional Hardball kills democracy, listen to Prof. Levitsky:
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For a discussion on how Constitutional Hardball kills democracy, listen to Prof. Levitsky:
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Or you can read my thread on how playing hardball kills democracy here:
There are two ways to remove Trump from office.
We can fight fire with fire, which will probably destroy all of our democratic institutions along with Trump.
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There are two ways to remove Trump from office.
We can fight fire with fire, which will probably destroy all of our democratic institutions along with Trump.
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7/ Or we can use what Georgetown Prof. David Pozan calls "anti-hardball tactics."
HOW we remove Trump has implications for the future.
lawfareblog.com/hardball-andas…
There are people who want to get rid of Trump who ALSO want to destroy our democratic institutions.
HOW we remove Trump has implications for the future.
lawfareblog.com/hardball-andas…
There are people who want to get rid of Trump who ALSO want to destroy our democratic institutions.
I was moved by @MaxBoot's book 👇. I believe he is genuine and, like the other Never Trumpers, wants to save the nation.
I welcome him to the fight to get rid of Trump.
However, I can't endorse the GOP hardball methods that got us into this mess in the first place.
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I welcome him to the fight to get rid of Trump.
However, I can't endorse the GOP hardball methods that got us into this mess in the first place.
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