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    1. 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.
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      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.
      7:18 AM - 29 Jun 2019
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        1. 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 …

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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.
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        1. Stuart Cohn‏ @sturock 29 Jun 2019
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          Trump's TV series is tanking. The tired old guest stars, Putin and Kim, can't goose the ratings anymore. What's a fella to do?

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        1. John Cunningham‏ @CunninghamWhip 29 Jun 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          “Make alliance”. Two words doing waaaaaaay too much lifting here...

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        1. Corbly, Jon‏ @Corb_The_Lesser 29 Jun 2019
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          Small groups of the rich and powerful out to become richer and more powerful have usually ruled us. Putin, Trump and today's right wing are in that tradition. Only democracy, *legitimate* democracy, can buffer us from their abuse. "Western liberalism" is a fine name for it.

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        1. Maier Amsden‏ @maier_amsden 29 Jun 2019
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          Putin may be smarter than Trump, but that's not saying much. I remain underwhelmed by Putin's supposed brilliance. Being corrupt while stoking nationalism isn't the 3D chess many make it out to be. It's basically Trumpism, but with less press freedom.

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