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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jul 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Jay Rosen

      TL;dr: Jakarta Is Coming.https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1282846315970465793 …

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      Jay RosenVerified account @jayrosen_nyu
      Our writer fell short of that standard. He's paying a heavy price for it. But we should also point out to those celebrating his fall that self-righteousness has its costs. We are all human. When we pretend we are holy and blameless in order to hurt others we will be punished. 2/2
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jul 2020

      More broadly, the subtext of 90% of conservatism (and about 50% of centrism) is "Jakarta is coming" -- in other words, if you keep pushing for social change, you'll be met with a massive backlash that will kill you.

      6:20 PM - 13 Jul 2020
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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jul 2020
          Replying to @davideoks

          "When we pretend we are holy and blameless in order to hurt others we will be punished." What form do you think the punishment will take?

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        2. Caeser A. Gus Dur‏ @EsTehAnwar 13 Jul 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          I'm a Jakartan and have never heard this idiom. What does it refer to? 1998 Soeharto fall?

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jul 2020
          Replying to @EsTehAnwar

          1965. It was an expression of the Brazilian right. See @Vinncent new book.

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        1. Taryn Jay‏ @TarynJay6 13 Jul 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          people have already been saying for years that trump's election/the rise of white nationalism has been a backlash to "social justice warriors." It's easy to find cause and effect in just about any sequence of events if you're motivated enough

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        2. Marcel G supports  🇺🇦 🌻‏ @marcel_g 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Wow. How probable do you think this is in the US? Is it still an outlier scenario? there have been times over the last 4 years that I’ve felt like US conservatives were psyching themselves up to start killing their neighbours. Very unsettling to think about.

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        3. Marcel G supports  🇺🇦 🌻‏ @marcel_g 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @marcel_g @HeerJeet

          I hope Canadian conservatives don’t get infected by the extremist stuff from the US, but it seems it’s already happening. Judging by the blind hatred of Trudeau. I also have a family member who’s into qanon conspiracies, thinks JT is a communist, etc.

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