Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

(1) Folk are talking about the fact Pelosi is an 81 year old woman. IMO it's smarter to ignore those facts about her.

No elected official should try to joke to an audience about assaulting anyone with a large heavy object. Period.

Also, this is domestic terrorist talk.

https://twitter.com/Vivian_E_Jones/status/1421627881256538114

(2) Always remember the definition of terrorism:

Violence or threats of violence that are intended to intimidate officials out of doing their duty.

Political violence comes in many shapes and sizes.

(3) It's also terrorism when it tries to suppress voters or other innocent people from exercising their democratic and civil rights.

McCarthy's latest reckless comments are just a symptom of the overall ideology & tactics with which Rs have allowed thugs to steal their party.

(4) I call it domestic terrorism because Americans are more used to hearing discussion about international terrorism. There is always some overlap between the two.

There's no doubt in my mind that the biggest US domestic terrorist threat rn is from the far right ie MAGA.

(5) The MAGA movement used to include a relatively big tent. Including a small faction of self-described white nationalists for whom the ends justify the means.

I supported Trump *initially*, because I believed this faction held no sway with him or most other elected leaders.

(6) Trump's "fine people" comment after Charlottesville in 2017 was explained away by some of the public figures in the movement, leading most followers to discount it.

In the 20 months since January 2020 he has said far worse than that, with increasing frequency.

(7) It's hard to accurately survey public opinion on the question but I'm here to tell you that IMO since 1/6, millions and millions of people have left the Trump movement and even the GOP itself.

They need to stop being silent, and help start saving lives.

(8) It's not enough to quietly walk away from Trump and his movement. We need to also stand up and tell the truth about what is being said and done in his name.

Yes, there are consequences, such as severed relationships, and online pushback.

But, lives are at stake.

(9) There is spectrum of belief among those who support or used to support Trump & MAGA mvt.

The hardliners can never be reached. There will always be people who can be reached. So I will never give up trying to reach as many people as possible. It's not my main goal, though.

(10) My main target audience are the majority of Americans, who can see that "the ends justify the means" thinking has taken over the Republican party. For now.

We need to "fight like hell" to stop the Rs gaining any more power in country.

(11) The 2022 midterms are all-important.

Traditionally, the opposition party does well in a new president's first midterms.

When the latest special election winner is seated, the D majority will be just 3 members.

(12) In our favor is the fact that the anti-Democrat vote in many of the House swing districts will be split between the Trump endorsed candidate, and that person's strongest primary opponent.

But we cannot afford to sit back and hope they are stopped.

(13) On economic and foreign policy alone, I don't agree with the Democrats. But at least they are relatively law abiding.

In the US there are only ever two realistic options. People vote strategically all the time. It presents no dilemma in my mind.

(14) Trumpers call any #NeverTrump conservative a RINO, which is a misnomer. After 1/6 the never trump conservative movement became largely anti-Republican, at least for now.

We really mean it: #CountryOverParty.