Thread by @JuliusGoat

There’s this almost pathological instinct among comfortable people in this country to pretend Republicans aren’t an authoritarian anti-democracy white supremacist party, no matter what Republicans actually do, which is as scary in its own way as Republicans themselves.

Seizing upon any available detail about individual Republicans and making of it a blanket exoneration, while scolding others as “painting with too broad a brush” for the offense of noticing the fascist agenda Republicans are persistently, strategically, actually pursuing.

Insisting that Republicans will never really do the things they’re already doing at every level of government.

Pointing out you’re making a statement about tens of millions of people—as if large numbers conveyed innocence, as if vast numbers make the threat somehow impossible.

This is the constant refrain, like, I live in West Michigan, Betsy DeVos lives here, do you think interacting with this shit is somehow optional for me?

I am fully aware of what Republicans think and let me assure you, they have long ago achieved escape velocity from reality.

https://twitter.com/heathbelden/status/1407876014546423813

First they came for the Communists,
But I did not speak out
Because I didn’t want to paint with too broad a brush

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out,
Because it’s a bit much to say half of the country is evil.

Then they came for the Jews,
And I did not speak out
Because it’s a shame to be divisive over politics

They never came for me

how strange

It’s like they don’t realize I was

(quietly)

against them
the whole time