Thread by @mhbx

@JakeLobin "It was a bright cold day & the clocks were striking 13"

We ought not be amazed or confounded by the cult-sotted "GOP" party & their compliant members with their staggering lack of rational consistency.
What is true at this very moment may have been false only a moment ago.

@JakeLobin 2/ Take any issue of substance, past or present, there will be a head-snapping flip. Just about the time that one settles it, flip again.
It takes a well oiled gimbal for a brain to adroitly follow what is the party line now. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow.
That to be determined.

@JakeLobin 3/ That is what 'memory holes' are for.
One day Republican leaders may strongly condemn Trump for his role in inciting insurrection. Today, it was just a bunch of tourists. Deny that? You are summarily drummed out of the party.

"How many fingers Winston?"
"How many Liz Cheney?"

@JakeLobin 4/ The basis of the reality of Trump's GOP is unquestioned compliance. Not policy. Not public service. Such things are anachronistic to this power-hungry bunch.

The one constant, the star which is their light, is not the good of the country, but the getting & keeping power.

@JakeLobin 5/ Understand this, and there will never be any amazement or puzzle about anything Trump & his minions can do. No matter how idiotic. No matter how incongruous.

There is no logical contradiction that can penetrate the impenetrable "Now". Yesterday is not even acknowledged.

@JakeLobin 6/ You will not rattle the certainty of this team w such trivialities as logic and reason.

This is what it is to be Trump and a member of his wholly subsumed party: You love the party.. or you are out. Ask Liz.

@JakeLobin 7/ The politician's "Room 101" is a primary challenge & be out of the good graces of the Party. Nothing as august as facts, principles, or truth are strong enough to steel oneself against the threat of being primaried by even more devoted actors.

"Do you love the party?"

@JakeLobin 8/ The irrational ability of the GOP to "believe 6 impossible things before breakfast" is a super power.
It is defeated by not buying into the argument.
There is no argument.
Anything stated today as fact will change tomorrow, or in a minute, as needed, to keep up the charade.

@JakeLobin 9/ The 'party' creates a diversion by making some illogical move...A great deal of energy is spent pointing out how absurd such a thing is. Not to mention inconsistent.
If you manage to get a question in edgewise, the premise will have already been abandoned for a new position...

@JakeLobin 10/ Such is the power of power-lust. It makes Sméagol mad with desire for his 'precious'. There is no more clear picture of the Trumpian GOP.

The 'pubs want to win the next election. To take power. For what purpose? Have they articulated any position/platform other than "No"?

@JakeLobin 11/ It is essential to comprehend this to und the "nonsense". The confusion experienced when trying to work out the contradictions and inscrutable that is created by thinking there is a shared fundamental premise.
There is not.
Grok this & it becomes obvious what is happening.

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