Humorist since the late 18th century. Ghostwriter for hire. Self-employed. Opinions do not reflect those of my employer. Rogers/Dynasonic/traditional grip.
Mar 21, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I read the Times' magazine cover story discussing democracy, and it has the same central flaw that that editorial about cancel culture had. Implicit in both is the notion that we're "polarized" because the red and the blue have different *opinions.* 1/
That is, everybody is acting in good faith, but MAGA and the GOP just happen to have different "values" than Dems. This is bullshit. Missing from both articles is the word "lie." The MAGA mob believes what it does because it has been, and continues to be, lied to every day. 2/
