Locating the problem entirely in Trump's psyche misses the larger picture and pattern and can give the false impression that removing Trump solves all problems.
I don't doubt that Trump has mental and personality issues, but he also springs from decades of Republican policies.
I don't doubt that Trump has mental and personality issues, but he also springs from decades of Republican policies.
I think some get it.
Some understand that the party is broken. (Where precisely it broke can be debated, but certainly by the time Newt Gingrich advocated "no compromise" in the early 1990s.)
Others want to return to the GOP as it existed in 2015.
Some understand that the party is broken. (Where precisely it broke can be debated, but certainly by the time Newt Gingrich advocated "no compromise" in the early 1990s.)
Others want to return to the GOP as it existed in 2015.
A common mistake people make is thinking that the modern GOP is a conservative party. It isn't. It is reactionary / authoritarian.
True conservatives have left the party.
Reactionaries coopted the label "conservative" to hide what they are.
True conservatives have left the party.
Reactionaries coopted the label "conservative" to hide what they are.
New followers: I have a thread on how the GOP morphed from the Party of Lincoln to a reactionary party 👇
Do you mean all those Republican Senators who voted to acquit Trump?
Psychologist @JonHaidt has a wonderful talk on liberals v. conservatives.
The problem true conservatives have is that they've never been a majority. To achieve majority, they aligned with authoritarians. (Bad idea)
I'll link to the talk in the next tweet
The problem true conservatives have is that they've never been a majority. To achieve majority, they aligned with authoritarians. (Bad idea)
I'll link to the talk in the next tweet
Here's the link:
ted.com/talks/jonathan…
ted.com/talks/jonathan…
This is how I see it.
Removing Trump is first. It is necessary. That's why we should all be laser focused on the election.
But that's just the start. If we're not careful, we'll be right back here again with someone who does the Trump act better.
Removing Trump is first. It is necessary. That's why we should all be laser focused on the election.
But that's just the start. If we're not careful, we'll be right back here again with someone who does the Trump act better.
