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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jun 2019

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Ross Douthat

    It's true that if you are willing to do mental gymnastics and squint a little you can translate Trump's dumb-ass words into something intelligent. But a truer polyphonic reading acknowledges the surface stupidity even if words can have deeper meaning.https://twitter.com/DouthatNYT/status/1144962701879382016 …

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    Ross DouthatVerified account @DouthatNYT
    You, simple: Trump, the moron, thinks “Western liberalism” means the California Democratic Party. Me, sapient: Trump, the esoteric philosopher, is telling us that the crisis-of-liberalism debate is about whether liberal principles require a Californian future.
    7:16 AM - 29 Jun 2019
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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jun 2019

        Jeet Heer Retweeted Ross Douthat

        I would put it this way: Putin is a smart guy who knows what Western liberalism is & why he opposes. He's able to make alliance with dumb-ass like Trump who hates a subspecies of Western liberalism (Democrats) & doesn't understand larger conflict.https://twitter.com/DouthatNYT/status/1144962701879382016 …

        Jeet Heer added,

        Ross DouthatVerified account @DouthatNYT
        You, simple: Trump, the moron, thinks “Western liberalism” means the California Democratic Party. Me, sapient: Trump, the esoteric philosopher, is telling us that the crisis-of-liberalism debate is about whether liberal principles require a Californian future.
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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Jun 2019

        Jeet Heer Retweeted Ross Douthat

        Trump's confusion on "Western liberalism" is also an example of one of his prime traits: he's incapable of abstract thought. That's often a strength as a politician since it means he talks in concrete terms people can understand (wall, oil, jobs).https://twitter.com/DouthatNYT/status/1144962701879382016 …

        Jeet Heer added,

        Ross DouthatVerified account @DouthatNYT
        You, simple: Trump, the moron, thinks “Western liberalism” means the California Democratic Party. Me, sapient: Trump, the esoteric philosopher, is telling us that the crisis-of-liberalism debate is about whether liberal principles require a Californian future.
        8 replies 15 retweets 117 likes
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      4. End of conversation
      1. Gary Hemphill‏ @Gary_Hemphill 29 Jun 2019
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        The emperor’s got no clothes, and it’s not pretty

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      2. Charles O'Connor‏ @CharlesOConnor8 29 Jun 2019
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        It was a cheap gotcha question by a reporter that knows very well Trump has no idea what Western liberalism is.

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      3. Charles O'Connor‏ @CharlesOConnor8 29 Jun 2019
        Replying to @CharlesOConnor8 @HeerJeet

        I mean the man is a fucking amoeba. Reporters should be limited to asking Trump questions like, “Light. Move towards it or away?”

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      1. 40 y/o dunning kruger case using crylaughing emoji‏ @rickywlmsbong 29 Jun 2019
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        chunky bobo is the dumb washingtonian chattering class idea of a smart conservative when he’s really just an obese dollar store george will with a cop goatee

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      1. Cathy C‏ @cacikra 29 Jun 2019
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        @DouthatNYT is just making a joke...

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      1. Kathleen Fitzgerald‏ @kathfitz93 29 Jun 2019
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        pic.twitter.com/9BO6Nb3hPy

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      1. J. T. LaSaine‏ @JLasaine 29 Jun 2019
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        Ok. Now I’m absolutely certain this is just Gamergate with nuclear weapons.

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      1. Darrel “#BlackHistoryMonth is every month” Plant‏ @darrelplant 29 Jun 2019
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        No real gymnastics needed. The human brain constantly tries to see pattern in chaos. It's the basis of conspiracy theories, numerology, and why people see Jesus on pieces of toast.

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