2/ I must admit I don't really understand the other viewpoint on this. It seems like an internal contradiction to me, which means I'm probably misunderstanding. But I'll explain my view.
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I'm not arguing against accountability for everything. I'm arguing that it makes sense to differentiate different scales of problems. Some are existential threats to US democracy, others are not.
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I see pedantic lobbyists who call themselves the Press coordinating with unelected bureaucrats to remove a democratically elected president. If successful likely the end of the American experiment. What do you see?
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“Coordinating to remove” ...you mean impeachment? Which can only be done by democratically elected representatives? Seems like you’re contradicting yourself. If he’s impeached, how is that any less of the democratic will of the people?
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We have lobbyists who claim to be Press. They are fabricating many false narratives, sometimes fed by bureaucrats, to manipulate public opinion. This is the crisis I see in regards to your vague claim "threats to US democracy" Seems no good faith here.https://mobile.twitter.com/AriDavidPaul/status/1038130439897137153 …
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Your argument is that lobbyists manipulate be the public into wanting impeachment? So...disregard the will of the people because the voters have been manipulated? Both the pro-Trump and pro-impeachment arguments have the identical dynamic of claiming manipulation of voters.
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No. The word Press we associate with truth. The word lobbyist highlights the bias making arguments non-persuasive. Describing things as they are inoculates
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I honestly don’t understand this post at all or how it relates to mine. We know press is always biased and imperfect and that can vary in degrees. What does that have to do with preferring the will of the people’s elected officials when they support Trump vs impeaching Trump?
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So many assumptions in your post that I just said no. And highlighted the issue . We have lobbyists, not Press, who align narratives around some lose facts. Again when these lobbyists are coordinating narratives with unelected officials to remove a president it's an issue.
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