"Law and order" without rule of law is neither "law" nor "order." Any news org that says Trump is running on "law and order" is carrying his propaganda. He is the candidate of corruption, lawlessness, arbitrary violence, and civil breakdown. New piece:
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Trump's "law and order" appeals as a candidate, and his open contempt for the rule of law as president, are often treated as separate things.
But they are part of the same story: Trump is running on "law and order" without rule of law. That's explicit:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
But they are part of the same story: Trump is running on "law and order" without rule of law. That's explicit:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Trump is openly inciting *political* violence, and we need to say that clearly.
When Trump says the only way to control "Democrat run cities" is with "strength," he's explicitly declaring himself the candidate of arbitrary, lawless political violence:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
When Trump says the only way to control "Democrat run cities" is with "strength," he's explicitly declaring himself the candidate of arbitrary, lawless political violence:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Here's a good take on this from @brianbeutler:
"By asserting that his campaign message is 'law and order'... he has gamed the mainstream press into portraying it as a substantively meaningful appeal to voters rather than the obfuscatory fog it is."
crooked.com/articles/media…
"By asserting that his campaign message is 'law and order'... he has gamed the mainstream press into portraying it as a substantively meaningful appeal to voters rather than the obfuscatory fog it is."
crooked.com/articles/media…
