Thread by @IJasonAlexander

Why do I tweet so much politics? I rarely did prior to Trump. But he has turned a discussion about politics into a discussion about Democracy. Politics is largely emotional, Democracy is not. In our country, the keyholder to our Democracy is...

The President. The President sets direction, ideology, tone and represents it both domestically and abroad. The President builds the team of professionals to set policy on economics, health care, education, infrastructure, science and tech, foreign relations, the military..

...social safety nets, immigration, law, our response to crisis and the environment and represents how we express those policies both here and abroad. The character of the President is a barometer around the world to America’s response to threat and participation to our friends..

..and foes. The President is not king, nor God. And no one that has ever held the office has been anything but flawed - flawed in character and flawed in execution. But who among us is not guilty of that? My concerns about Trump center on a single, inescapable truth...

He does not care about our Democracy. To care about our Democracy he must care about the TOTALITY of the American People. He does not and never has. He has from day one denigrated anyone on the left, immigrants, BIPOC, disabled, members of the military, the Press. He has...

..disregarded or destroyed the standards of conduct we have embraced as essential - Presidents reveal their finances so we know they are not profiting from association with our enemies; they answer questions from the Press, they respond to subpoenas, they consult Congress,...

..they read briefings, they abide by the law. He has not responded to clear attacks from Russia and there can only be few reasons as to why. No President has ever publically attacked private citizens, military vets, American cities and their governance in my lifetime. He does..

...daily. I tweet about politics because I truly believe that Trump has stripped the GOP of its standards, its convictions and its character and transformed it into a monolithic frat house in which anyone who doesn’t pledge is an enemy to be scorned and discarded. Democracy was..

..built on our two parties debating the best courses of action to safeguard the majority of our citizens. And it sat on the shoulders of largely decent and well intended representatives to achieve it. Not always, but largely. We need that system. Neither the...

Left nor the Right can guide us alone. Because we are not a country of singular ideology or needs. It is the range of ideas, and the resilience in them, coming from bright, passionate representatives of political and social thought that made our country so damn strong and the ..

..leader of the free world. We need it back. What is happening under Trump and the current GOP is a shattering, destructive rot of all that was noble, productive and achieved through the blood, sweat and tears of generations. We are at a true crossroads. We are now truly..

..in the 21st Century. We are facing unprecedented challenges, many of our own creation. We have a vast population to serve and support and unify. And I believe to my core that Trump has and will break our Democracy and therefore our country - permanently, if he is allowed to..

..continue. Hence my tweets. Many of you agree and we are the choir. Many of you don’t though I cannot understand why. I hold no disrespect or derision for those who thought Trump might be a bold choice to break through the logjam and noise of politics and produce better ...

..results. But he is not bold. He is not brave. He is not wise. At least not that we can see. So I tweet in hope that my fellow citizens will consider Democracy and the parts of their country who live and dream differently than they. We all need a Democracy we can...

..believe in. I know Joe Biden is not a perfect man nor will he be a perfect leader. But I know he is a decent man. And one that believes America must work for all of us. I believe he will assemble a team that supports that truth. I believe he has the respect of the world and...

..that he will make us a true partner and leader in the world again. There are global problems that we must address together or fall together. We must elect a new direction. The one we are on will lead to our ruin. So I will be a voice in the wind, pushing, sharing, prodding, ..

..hoping, working that we can make this change. And here is my personal promise - if we make this change, I will at least go back to tweeting more light and fun and joy. I think we all will.
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