Thread by @jessecrall

Will impeaching Trump change anything? I don't think so.

I wouldn't be surprised to see pockets of violence as well as protests or mobs that inevitably get out of hand. 1/

The idea that electing Biden would put even a pause to the tensions in this country seriously underestimates how many problems people like Biden help create.

Which doesn't mean Trump winning would be better, just that we've created conditions that produce only bad options. 2/

That's something technocratic liberals don't understand (or pretend not to). They think you can "fix" these problems with quick laws & censorship. You can't.

There WERE terrorists in the Middle East & doing nothing would lead to innocent deaths.

But invading was far worse. 3/

There ARE white supremacist yahoos in America and not censoring them or refusing to expand surveillance powers will lead to some tragedy.

But censorship & civil liberties violations will be far worse.

4/

REAL solutions involve long-term, sustained efforts divorced from existing systems of power that recognize these problems will dissipate slowly, over time, and produce far better results if we don't indulge in reactionary thinking & fear-driven politics.

5/

Reactionary thinking reaffirms existing power centers that gave us Trump. The coalition of Neoliberals & NeverTrumpers united with The Left over their fears of a "fascist" threat only serves to justify the systems already responsible for mass violence & despair.

Repudiate it.