2. This Brooks tweet is a nice encapsulation of the project of reactionary centrism, which is to get Biden to throw overboard the progressive agenda & govern as a center right president.https://twitter.com/nytdavidbrooks/status/1481774425813008384 …
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3. There's a lot to be said about reactionary centrism, one of which is that these are sore winners. They've gotten everything they wanted: Biden as president, Machin as veto on agenda, national unity & norms rhetoric. If things are a mess, maybe look in the mirror?
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4. Also reactionary centrists are a big part of the reason why the world is the way it is: Brooks & Friedman were both big advocates of Iraq War & unlimited globalization that produced the current anti-systems politics. So we should listen to them?
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5. Brooks to be sure does a show of his characteristic chin-stroking remorse about his conservative past, but its only superficial and neglects his own responsibility for the rise of authoritarianism.
@bellye66 & I talk about this here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/podcast-david-brooks-delusional-nostalgia?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email …Show this thread
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It’s literally Republican and Republican Lite. We’re not doing that. Idgaf what David Brooks says

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It’s not even ‘lite’. These people want Biden to be just a bit more conservative than Nixon.
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Hillary did just fine sinking the party. At least the progressive minority representatives stand for something.
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Didn't realize she flipped on gay marriage till now
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A little bit late in the day, all things considered. I mean even Trump said he wouldn't roll back marriage equality.
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