35. "Caesarism" implies a paradise of republican perfection that we've fallen from. Hence a useful conservative idea.
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36. Finally, "Caesarism" blames foreign policy over-reach on ambitious executive, not on more deeply entrenched imperial system.
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37. Although I oppose many of the policies
@DouthatNYT mentions, I think Caesarism is not at all a useful term to help analyze them.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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38. Are we concerned just about the Imperial Presidency or with the American Empire?
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39. A Caesarist analysis personalizes problems, turning focus to fault of over-weening executive, as
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40. Here is
@douthat responding to an earlier jibe I made on this topic:https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/536549095892987905 …Jeet Heer added,
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41. Problem with
@DouthatNYT's response is while column does talk about foreign policy it doesn't have systemic critique. No imperialism2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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42. To talk about Imperial Presidency without talking about larger system of Empire (which transcends presidency) leads to flawed analysis.
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43. The roots of America's imperial folly in Middle East extend far beyond presidential ambitions of Obama (or Bush or predecessors)
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44. What makes
@DouthatNYT's post seem like partisan special pleading is he didn't critique torture till very last days of Bush presidency2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
45. And even then his critique was hedged and ambivalent:http://www.salon.com/2008/12/17/douthat/ …
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46. There are some really smart critiques of my twitter essay by
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47. But I will say, whatever merits of Kendall: if you think in 1860s Lincoln was Caesar & Confederates anti-Caesar, that seems...odd.
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