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18 Apr, 11 tweets, 3 min read
All of the hallmarks of religious cultism:
All of the hallmarks of religious cultism: 2/
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18 Apr
When winning is defined by the avoidance of loss.

Thread written in 2019 than not only predicted Trump's response to his 2020 election loss, but defines the current Republican Party's mindset:
When winning is defined by the avoidance of loss.

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Thread on the failure of social/legal systems to rein in narcissists/sociopaths......and the "deconstruction" of political restraints: 1/
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8 Apr
Well, one study (2015) showed liberals outnumbered conservative anti-vaxxers by 20%. Of course that is pre-Trump/Covid.

There are many factors contributing to why "Republican mothers are against...protecting their children".....1/
When a societal issue/problem becomes politicized, tribal identity is triggered. This is especially pertinent considering that there is a potential physiological factor at play.....2/
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6 Apr
The recent threats by Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell expose the fraudulence of Republican ideology, and their claim to value the constitution, free speech, and the free market. Under U.S. law, corporations are granted personhood and….1/
…..receive the same rights as people under the 14th Amendment. The Bellotti and the Citizens United cases ruled that money is a form of political speech protected by the 1st Amendment. 2/
For decades, “constitutionalist” Republicans have not only fiercely defended these corporate rights….but these same free-market worshipping Republicans lectured everyone about the blasphemy of the government “picking winners and losers”. 3/
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6 Apr
A sociopathic narcissist conman ex-president lies about the election being stolen....Then the Right Wing Media Echo Chamber lies about the insurrection incited by the conman &the echo chamber.

FBI Director Wray: FBI has not seen "any evidence" of Antifa Involvement. 1/
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31 Mar
The Right is the equivalent of a political "black hole"...where the gravity created by its obstructionist/contrarian/adversarial/grievance/victimhood instincts is causing it to de-volve into an increasingly homogeneously "denser" (non)ideological faction that simultaneously... 1/
.... is anti-state (government), anti-free enterprise, anti-communism, anti-democrat(ic), anti-capitalism, anti-personal responsibility (public health), and, as a result, anti-conservative. 2/

The one unifying factor? They're all "patriots" who stand for the "freedom" to engage in performative obstinance against anything/anyone requiring them to be mature/rational/sane adults. At what point does this political "black hole" implode upon itself? 3/
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