1. There's a consistent belief among some liberals & Never Trump conservatives that if challenged by figures of demonstrable patriotism, public service & heroism, Trump's followers will (or should) desert him. But that repeatedly hasn't happened. Why?https://twitter.com/jaynordlinger/status/1189225511383384064 …
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3. The right believes that they are the nation, the true nation. So any soldier, no matter how demonstrably patriotic or heroic, who challenges them is an enemy of the nation. Hence Joseph McCarthy's attack on Marshall, swift boating of John Kerry, Trump's rubbishing of McCain.
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4. Some more thoughts on why patriotism doesn't trump partisanship: https://www.thenation.com/article/trump-impeachment-vindman-ukraine/ …
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What is happening to the country is what happened all over the South as minority populations reached a certain level. Trumpism is Southern Governance at the National level -that is all.
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I think there's a very specific set of people making this mistake. The rest of us know better.
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3 million less than the rest of us.
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Mistake MSM still makes is calling rightist nationalism “conservative”
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Right. So how do you make that point? By continually making Trump supporters *express* that view when confronted with evidence that it's true.
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It's not even membership in a right wing subset; it's a devotion to niche anarchy in response to perceived legislative control by a left wing agenda and thought police. The #1 tactic -- the boorish call and response in Trump rallies -- isn't policy, it's presentational outrage.
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Not just country but global alliances. Which is why people like Flynn could bring himself to accept payment/go to an RT gala & sit next to Putin & why they are trying to undue Obama foreign policy moves. They consider Obama policy anti America/pro Muslim/evil globalism.
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Yes, plus widespread use of symbols of patriotism (flag) or vague concepts associated with America (freedom) as stand ins for any type of substance.
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