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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 May 2020

      Things do seem to be coming apart. It's hard to see a way forward to healing.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 May 2020

      There have been many protests against police violence before. What's new here is when you listen to the protesters its clear they have lost all respect for the state. It goes beyond Trump. It's a legitimacy crisis. For a chunk of the population, the mandate of heaven is gone.

      7:23 PM - 29 May 2020
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        1. mariska hargitaylor swift‏ @wspieler 29 May 2020
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          heh, nice

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        1. BargainNanny‏ @OpposibleThumbs 29 May 2020
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          @BarackObama's smiling avi isn't what it was. Probably not even with Richard Branson or on Martha's Vineyard. There is only one way out: Biden withdraws and Bernie unsuspends. Otherwise it's chaos and fascism.

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        1. The Deficit Respecter‏ @Zdlax 29 May 2020
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          That point happened for me some time between 1998 and 2004. Not a single "breaking the glass" moment, just a steadily building well of contempt.

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        2. Jimmy Gandhi‏ @jimmygandhi 29 May 2020
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          One big difference is elite sanction of rioting. Pundits and even politicians are dog-whistling their approval of the riots. "Life is more important than property (fill in the bank)"

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 May 2020
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          Life is in fact more important than property, unless you a monster.

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        2. Eric Medlin‏ @MedlinWrites 29 May 2020
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          You're so ready to call for the revolution to be starting when it's not the case. Yes, this is a serious issue and serious protests, but you've got four days of bad protests and America is already over. The riots of earlier decades lasted for weeks, not days. Stop it with this.

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        3. Rocketpilot‏ @ABillionSuns 29 May 2020
          Replying to @MedlinWrites @HeerJeet

          are you really gonna "riots were better in my day" Jeet Heer?

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        2.  🇺🇸617to416 🇨🇦‏ @617to416 29 May 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          When a minority gets absolute power that's what happens. McConnell's, Trump's, and Robert's tactics have consequences. The government has lost legitimacy. Rebellion is in the air.

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        2. LadyGrey‏ @TWLadyGrey 29 May 2020
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          Wow. I didn’t know about the Mandate of Heaven and had to read up on it. I know we are not supposed to separate people based on cultures but holy wow is that a better system of thinking of rulers than the western divine right to rule. Western culture seems ridiculous right now.

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        3. The Joker of Dinosaurs (Woke T-Rex)‏ @JohnGalvano 29 May 2020
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          Chinese people seemed to disagree with you

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