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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

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      5. This is pretty much the Atlantic's normal political spectrum: https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/981993008735444993 …

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      6. The problem for Atlantic & NY Times op ed is they are centrist publications in era where center is increasingly irrelevant & wilder, non-consensus opinions are gaining salience.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      7. Institutionally & tonally, Atlantic is geared towards consensus world of "reasonable discourse." But that's not American politics in age of Trump, where tribalism & blunt demands are dominant voice.

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      8. One way elite pubs try to thread the needle is to subsume all Never Trump conservatives into category of "reasonable." Which explains why Williamson got hired by Atlantic despite batshit sensibility.

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      9. Elevating Never Trump conservatives is I think the wrong approach since they really are fringe in their own movement & don't tell us much about where conservatism is.

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      10. Of elite centrist publications, I think the one that does best at capturing current moment is Washington Post, which really does try to represent in opinion pages wider & fraying spectrum of American opinion

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    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      11. I mean Post has @ebruenig (a rare socialist voice in USA press) & smart Trumpists (Gary Abernathy) as well as many others. It's a more accurate representation of where things stand right now.

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    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      12. For Atlantic, there are two possible paths. They could continue to go with centrist conservatives & centrists (Frum, @CaitlanAtlantic, @conor64, Jonathan Rauch). Try to create on paper the responsible consensus that no longer exists in reality.

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    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      13. The other option is to embrace the authentic American Berserk, "in the destructive element immerse." Try to hire writers who capture the bananapants whackiness of the moment.

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    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      14. What would an "American Berserk" editorial policy look like? Hire Williamson back but also get a Valarie Solanas style feminist advocating SCUM manifesto agenda (i.e. killing all men)

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Apr 2018

      15. Let's rename The Atlantic Monthly "The American Berserk." Get @herandrews to argue against woman's suffrage, get Judith Butler to argue for the eradication of gender, get Andrew Bacevich to advocate for the end of American hegemony.

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        1. Actually,‏ @eaton 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @herandrews

          Let’s call it “Google Reader”

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        2. Steve Ferra‏ @AbPow 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @herandrews

          Who needs The American Berserk when you have Twitter?

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        3. Allan White  🌻‏ @allanwhite 6 Apr 2018
          Replying to @AbPow @HeerJeet @herandrews

          Lol no doubt. Twitter is, “The Daily Berserk”.pic.twitter.com/ok8bkqKrgT

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        1. James Stevenson‏ @JamesSharpsteen 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @herandrews

          In fairness, Butler in no way argues for the abolition of gender

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        2. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          The end tweets reveal an additional problem with Goldberg's brand of centrism: Centrists like him and others at The Atlantic, because of their commitment to being in the middle of the road, fail to appreciate the asymmetric nature of American political polarization.

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        3. Russell Sharp‏ @russms 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @russms @HeerJeet

          Goldberg thought Williamson was a reasonable conservative because Williamson doesn't like Trump. But that was a really superficial reason to give him a platform. Scratch below the surface and you realize that Williamson has a lot of extreme positions.

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        1. Chris Williams‏ @CosmicKarmic 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @herandrews

          Hell, you could even get Sullivan back in the mix to write about phrenology...

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        2. Krasznahorkai Bandicoot‏ @kentemerson 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @herandrews

          How about just shifting everything left to account for the undeniable radicalization of the right during the Obama years?

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        3. Matt Mehan‏ @MTMehan 6 Apr 2018
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          When you poke a dog with a stick repeatedly...

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        1. Servant of the Sacred Fire‏ @RevAndyKarlson 5 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @herandrews

          Misread this as "American Basilisk" and got all excited for @ElSandifer

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