Thread by @FidelisToJusti1

1/ There is an entrenched history of false moral equivalences and gaslighting liberals in our politics. George McGovern is an instructive example. This dude flew 35 missions as a B-24 pilot in WWII and was married to one woman for 64 years. But... (Cont)
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2/ he also dared to promote peace and confront economic and social injustice. To be sure, McGovern was a flawed politician. Yet this patriot and family man from South Dakota was portrayed as a symbol of unpatriotic decadence. Indeed, Newt Gingrich often attacked Democrats (Cont)

3/ as "decadent George McGovern liberalals" to lead his far right political insurgency. Gingrich was a draft dodger who had cheated on his terminally ill first wife. We have seen this sort of gaslighting over and over again. George W Bush, a toxic mediocore man of little (Cont)

4/ ability or integrity who had gone AWOL while serving in the TX National Guard tarred Al Gore and "Swift Boated" John Kerry. Dan Rather, who broke the story of Bush going AWOL, was forced out of CBS as Republicans whined about the "liberal media." Corp media moguls (Cont)

5/ such as Rupert Murdoch and mentally unstable tycoons like Elon Musk have metastasized this phenomenon. Joe Biden is routinely attacked as a pedophile while actual pedophiles in the Republican Party define the center of political gravity. Democrats are called groomers by (Cont)

6/ gross men supportive of child marriage or with a documented history as sex predators. Lesson for all of us is that it's never going to be a fair fight, and waiting for a "savior" is useless. We couldn't have a more talented and honest advocate than Barack Obama and (Cont)

7/ this virulent and depraved noise machine still inflicted great damage. That's why WE THE PEOPLE have to be the ones that redefine the center of political gravity with activism and soft persuasion with neighbors, family and friends. Each of us doing our small part is how (Cont)

8/ we make change. Joe Biden doesn't have a corp media structure to amplify his accomplishments. But we can prevail in school boards, state legislatures, and national elections by doing our part in our communities. It truly is up to each of us to do our part. The younger (Cont)

9/ generation knows the stakes and how to win. It's our responsibility to defend freedom and join them in redefining our center of political gravity and secure a brighter future.