I think what the mermaid🧜♀️ is saying is that we end up giving huge platforms to people who are (and always have been) reactionaries and regressives simply because they dislike Trump.
People on the left like seeing attacks on Trump, so they retweet and follow.
People on the left like seeing attacks on Trump, so they retweet and follow.
https://twitter.com/OhNoSheTwitnt/status/1486030810650189834
Related: Some accounts grew large because they were good at attacking Trump. But some don't know how to do anything except attack, so they turn their attacks on the Democrats.
Similarly, Republicans are good at being an opposition party. They can attack but can't build.
Similarly, Republicans are good at being an opposition party. They can attack but can't build.
Don't get me wrong. We need to work with the Republicans who are opposed to Trump. They are our partners in beating back the extremist element of the party.
And many former Republicans now truly embrace democracy.
Others may be right about Trump, and wrong about much else. ⤵️
And many former Republicans now truly embrace democracy.
Others may be right about Trump, and wrong about much else. ⤵️
We just need to distinguish what they are right about from what they are wrong about.
This was from October ⤵️
That's true for everyone, right? Even famous constitutional scholars can be wrong at times 😉
This was from October ⤵️
That's true for everyone, right? Even famous constitutional scholars can be wrong at times 😉
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