THREAD 1/10
I've been enjoying a moment of political apathy, resting on the laurels of a @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris victory, while doing my best to ignore Trump's bluster which can't hide the reality that he's been deflated & will be put to rest like so many Halloween decorations.
I've been enjoying a moment of political apathy, resting on the laurels of a @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris victory, while doing my best to ignore Trump's bluster which can't hide the reality that he's been deflated & will be put to rest like so many Halloween decorations.
2/10
Last night @StephenAtHome compared Trump to herpes, suggesting that we'll likely see him "blossom" and reactivate from time to time like an annoying cold sore outbreak.
And yeah, maybe he will actually run for re-election in 2024.
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-k…
Last night @StephenAtHome compared Trump to herpes, suggesting that we'll likely see him "blossom" and reactivate from time to time like an annoying cold sore outbreak.
And yeah, maybe he will actually run for re-election in 2024.
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-k…
3/10
But Trump aside, what will probably not go away is the myth that the election was stolen. Trumpers & GOP pols will likely perpetuate the myth as a rally cry "seeding for future social polarization & division on a scale America has never seen."
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opi…
But Trump aside, what will probably not go away is the myth that the election was stolen. Trumpers & GOP pols will likely perpetuate the myth as a rally cry "seeding for future social polarization & division on a scale America has never seen."
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opi…
4/10
per @JochenBittner :
"...the [Dolchstosslegende] myth was not just the sharp wedge that drove the Weimar Republic apart. It was also at the heart of Nazi propaganda, and instrumental in justifying violence against opponents."
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opi…
per @JochenBittner :
"...the [Dolchstosslegende] myth was not just the sharp wedge that drove the Weimar Republic apart. It was also at the heart of Nazi propaganda, and instrumental in justifying violence against opponents."
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opi…
5/10
"The key to Hitler’s success was that, by 1933, a considerable part of the German electorate had put the ideas embodied in the myth—honor, greatness, national pride—above democracy."
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opi…
"The key to Hitler’s success was that, by 1933, a considerable part of the German electorate had put the ideas embodied in the myth—honor, greatness, national pride—above democracy."
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/opi…
6/10
Just how many Trumpers will perpetuate this myth and really believe it?
per @BrendanNyhan :
“There’s a set of people who are true believers that Donald Trump won the election and is going to be inaugurated, but that’s a relatively small set.”
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/ups…
Just how many Trumpers will perpetuate this myth and really believe it?
per @BrendanNyhan :
“There’s a set of people who are true believers that Donald Trump won the election and is going to be inaugurated, but that’s a relatively small set.”
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/ups…
7/10
“There’s also a small set of people who acknowledge Joe Biden won, but not nearly as many as you would hope. And there’s a lot of people who are at different degrees of acceptance in between.”
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/ups…
“There’s also a small set of people who acknowledge Joe Biden won, but not nearly as many as you would hope. And there’s a lot of people who are at different degrees of acceptance in between.”
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/ups…
8/10
per @BetsySinclair1 :
“The dispiriting thing for political scientists looking at 2020 is this isn’t a technical problem... This is a much more complicated problem that has to do w/ the incentives of elites to stoke anger in the American population.
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/ups…
per @BetsySinclair1 :
“The dispiriting thing for political scientists looking at 2020 is this isn’t a technical problem... This is a much more complicated problem that has to do w/ the incentives of elites to stoke anger in the American population.
nytimes.com/2020/11/30/ups…
9/10
And so, the reality is that while the Trump balloon deflates, he will no doubt continue to do what he does best—fanning the flames of discontent and waging a War on Truth as a rabble-rousing demagogue.
And so, the reality is that while the Trump balloon deflates, he will no doubt continue to do what he does best—fanning the flames of discontent and waging a War on Truth as a rabble-rousing demagogue.
10/10
And sadly the GOP will likely continue to embrace the modern day Dolchstosslegende myth, perpetuating the idea that Biden victory was a fraud and delegitimizing his Presidency in the process as they did with Obama, to further their Populist/Nationalist/Authoritarian cause.
And sadly the GOP will likely continue to embrace the modern day Dolchstosslegende myth, perpetuating the idea that Biden victory was a fraud and delegitimizing his Presidency in the process as they did with Obama, to further their Populist/Nationalist/Authoritarian cause.
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