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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 May 2021

    One of the biggest political divides cuts across the political spectrum: how seriously a problem is the GOP's authoritarian turn. There are leftists, liberals and conservatives who think it's not a big deal. And there are leftists, liberals and conservatives who think it is.

    7:16 PM - 7 May 2021
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      2. Stephen Robinson‏ @SER1897 7 May 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        It still seems like way too many Democrats believe they can just hold an authoritarian party at bay through legitimate means (winning elections) whereas an authoritarian party inherently rejects democracy. We’ve already seen evidence of this.

        38 replies 250 retweets 1,951 likes
      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 May 2021
        Replying to @SER1897

        Exactly right.

        2 replies 5 retweets 118 likes
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      1. Eric McClung‏ @ericmcclung 7 May 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        The January 6th attack on the Capitol should be as historically significant as 9/11. Where's the investigative committee?

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      2. Your Own Private Duncan Idaho‏ @Anarchae0logist 7 May 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        I seriously can't imagine not thinking it's not a huge deal. The only thing that I can envision that would change my mind is if the GOP collapses completely in the next year.

        4 replies 2 retweets 47 likes
      3. Jamie Uhler‏ @jamie_uhler 7 May 2021
        Replying to @Anarchae0logist @HeerJeet

        Same; at a certain point even if you don’t think it’s a big deal it’s still an eventual problem that needs squashed. That ‘squashing’ I think will cause at least some violence. That’s enough reason for significant concern!

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      2. William B. Fuckley‏ @opinonhaver 7 May 2021
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        Admitting that things could in fact get much worse means admitting that liberal capitalist democracy is not the worst things could get, and there’s a varied group of people invested in not admitting that.

        5 replies 4 retweets 71 likes
      3. Wallingford Riegger‏ @RieggerRie1 7 May 2021
        Replying to @opinonhaver @HeerJeet

        We can simplify this by saying that liberal capitalism contains the seeds of something very much worse.

        4 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
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      1. KingOfPies‏ @RegalPastry 7 May 2021
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        Who is dividing most?pic.twitter.com/iuvAbkWIYD

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      2. left-litwick‏ @leftistlitwick 7 May 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        the anti-anti Trump leftist argument yesterday that Liz Cheney being awful makes the GOP spending the next few months after the attempted coup to make Trump dictator purging the infidels who didn't go along with it no cause for concern was pretty ridiculous yea

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      3. Phil Green‏ @philgreen 7 May 2021
        Replying to @leftistlitwick @HeerJeet

        I suppose you're right but it's so hard to get worked up on behalf of Cheney (or Romney for that matter)

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