THREAD: If the Taliban believed that the United States would have credibly taken dramatic and immediate countermeasures for reneging on their prior Doha agreement, they wouldn’t have done what they did in the last day.
Period.
The identity of our President actually matters when they make that calculus.
When America criticizes and attacks itself from within, it loses the moral authority to project strength abroad, that has geopolitical consequences.
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We will continue to see even worse from an administration that is now doubling down on an approach that causes us to be perceived as weak by our enemies.
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Senator @HawleyMO correctly points out that corporate power is a problem, but I disagree with his solutions.
The real problem isn't a monopoly on products. Rather it's an *ideological cartel* that includes small companies, startups, and VC firms. Antitrust won't fix that. 1/
He's trying to make companies smaller by law. Good intention, but bad policy. I prefer the largest companies in the world to be American rather than, say, Chinese (which would be far worse). I just want American companies not to actively destroy America's free speech culture. 2/
Better solutions:
- Amend Section 230. Make it opt-in. If you opt in to federal govt protection, then you're also bound by the standards of the First Amendment.
- Amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add political belief as a protected class - just like race, sex, & religion 3/
I just spoke to a HS senior. He’s biracial, raised by his single black mom — but he looks white. They say his school required him to confess his white “dominance.” He refused, so they failed him. Now he may not graduate. His family can’t afford legal fees.
Join me in helping.
Can’t make this stuff up.
Reach out to the lawyers who are helping them: @burns_law. It was my honor to help out in a small way, I hope others will too.