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    1. mind of mencius (still @theophite)‏ @Theophite May 18

      mind of mencius (still @theophite) Retweeted problematic letterboxd account

      stable dictatorships (such as china's) regularly conduct public opinion polling and are careful not to go too far out of bounds. a republican dictatorship would not do that.https://twitter.com/MenshevikM/status/1527047525101969409 …

      mind of mencius (still @theophite) added,

      problematic letterboxd account @MenshevikM
      the current right wing vision for America is a police and military dictatorship with a 30% approval rating where the dictator is in constant danger of dying from having too much asbestos in his cereal
      19 replies 94 retweets 980 likes
    2. b-boy bouiebaisse‏Verified account @jbouie May 18
      Replying to @Theophite

      it is unclear to me if any of the fanatics truly know what going as far as they want to go would entail

      12 replies 12 retweets 406 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet May 18
      Replying to @jbouie @Theophite

      I think some of them know. They have a realistic understanding that in the USA system, a minority can gain the levers of the state and courts to govern in way that defies the majority for a long, long time. But perhaps underestimating opposition and chaos that's coming.

      4:06 PM - 18 May 2022
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        2. mind of mencius (still @theophite)‏ @Theophite May 18
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jbouie

          it is profoundly unclear that they can do it for a long, long time.

          4 replies 0 retweets 72 likes
        3. David‏ @atonal440 May 18
          Replying to @Theophite @HeerJeet @jbouie

          They cannot govern in this way. They can prevent governance, but actually doing things that people will notice and resent (aca reform) doesn't seem to go well for them.

          1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
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        1. David M. P. Freund‏ @MpeterF May 18
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jbouie @Theophite

          Underestimating, indeed!

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        2. Virginia S. O'Possum, MS, MA  💉 💉 💉‏ @VirginiaOPossum May 18
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jbouie @Theophite

          A thing from the Trump Administration, though, is that folks on the far right do seem to expect a lot of systems that actually are conducted and maintained by government will still work, even without funding or employees.

          2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
        3. Handsome Bag of Knees‏ @AliveTypeIdiot May 18
          Replying to @VirginiaOPossum @HeerJeet and

          Fortunately they have an elegant solution: Fund those systems with legalized bribes

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. Kelly Cosgrove‏ @UT_MAZ May 18
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jbouie @Theophite

          They may be defeated but so many people will be harmed.

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        1. Sue K‏ @suethamom May 18
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jbouie @Theophite

          I have wondered what will happen as authoritarian courts and state and federal governments that do not have to respond to voters’ preferences, what’s going to happen as majority opinion and R preferred policies get more and more distant from each other.

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        1. Peach Tree Dish Wilcox‏ @JustBrianOk May 18
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jbouie @Theophite

          I think you missed jbouie's point. The gang that wants to kill the administrative state might not like 35% interest rates on their credit cards, lunchmeat with salmonella, and rivers so polluted that fishing is just a memory.

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        1. Matt T. Proud - Jeder schuldet mir 100 Nazi-Skalpe‏ @khanreaper May 19
          Replying to @HeerJeet @jbouie @Theophite

          Does it matter? Once Pandora’s Box is opened, it’s moot.

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