1. So. That New York Times op-ed from the anonymous Senior White House official. It's high-grade seagull guano. A perfect example of how Decency Resistance is designed to shield the elite. Let me explain.
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7. What is really masterful about the op-ed is how it co-opts the language of the opposition to defend working for Trump: civility, resistance, McCain.
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8. Of course, it's easy to use the language of the part of the opposition (what I call the Decency Resistance) because that language is itself a form of elite self-defense from being held accountable for Trump. See Heer here:https://twitter.com/heerjeet/status/1036074361369681920 …
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9. This should be a reminder that the real resistance is not among White House officials writing anonymous op-eds or even at John McCain's funeral. The real resistance is in popular organization -- protests, strikes, and electioneering -- aimed at changing the status quo
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10. For more thoughts on this, see here: https://newrepublic.com/minutes/151068/anonymous-white-house-official-admits-times-op-ed-administrative-coup …
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@nytimes article is also a preemptive attempt at reputational rehabilitation. It should never have been published, and I believe it only made it through due to an editorial policy that values access higher than anything else.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Yes, those are remedies for Trump, but you are overextending the Op-Ed. White House staff doesn't control congressional behavior. Lots of WH staff have quit. The Op-Ed's intent is not to justify anything except exactly what it documents. It mainly endorses the Woodward book, IMO.
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Because bet GOP WANTS TO KEEP APPOINTING right wing extremists nut job judges to control judiciary for generations.
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At this point, there seems to be no limit to bad behavior by
@realDonaldTrump that would trigger a@GOP response.
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