First, no other president could have EVER gotten away with this much bullshit. Our two-party system has never been more polarized, so in the past, folks on all sides would have called this shit out.
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THREAD re: all things #MuellerFriday #MuellerTime & #IndictmentFriday:
What's so remarkable about what's happening right now with the government and Trump's crew, is that this quite literally would have never happened in any other moment in history, IMHO, from several angles.
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Secondly, as a country, we have never been more collectively aware in a mainstream way of White Supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchy. Because (FINALLY) the population at large and media are covering issues of racism and misogyny in more expansive ways (WITH SO MUCH ROOM TO GROW)
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we have the opportunity to have a mirrored reflection back to us to see what kind of absurdity has been going on behind closed doors for centuries. Third, this is the same kind of ruthlessness on which Amerikkka was founded: slavery, sexual terrorism, genocide, greed.
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Fourth, this behavior is NOTHING NEW for Trump. NOTHING NEW. How 60+ million people were able to convince themselves that he was actually a good businessman (SEE BANKRUPTCY AND LOTS OF FAILED BUSINESSES) is an incredible example of internalized oppression, and also...
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...how when being emotionally abused and gaslit, we convince ourselves that horrible things are not, in fact, happening. And so here we are. This. Is. Atrocious. Madness.
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This is inexcusable that this kind of behavior is happening in the leadership of a country. It is incredibly hopeful that some rock star folks are now in the halls of government. And there actually have always been some rock star folks in the halls of government.
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Sadly, they had to acquiesce ALL THE TIME because they were up against the kind of behavior that we're seeing today, which used to be behind closed doors. And really, that behavior is simply this: White Supremacy Patriarchy Capitalism The holy trinity. No more, though.
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It takes three legs to hold up a stool. So it is officially time to find another holy trinity / triumvirate / sacred set of values on which to let this country sit and stand.
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