hm which institutions are NOT loudly proclaiming their legitimacy right now? - US Military - Supreme Court - Police, partly - Old school businesses Hm Am I missing any big ones
-
Show this thread
-
Just thinking about where stability currently lies using heuristic "if you have to protest that you have Authority you really probably dont"
5 replies 1 retweet 70 likesShow this thread -
Big problem with the Trump administration is he trashed Presidential /auctoritas/ within a few months of taking office Whatever other political virtues he has the dude never learned how to wield or even possess /dignitas/ which I suspect is a cornerstone of legitimacypic.twitter.com/jatmkUiAj0
6 replies 6 retweets 74 likesShow this thread -
Remember when everyone in eg old media was complaining about how hes Unpresidential Thats what they meant
3 replies 2 retweets 46 likesShow this thread -
This translates to a problem if he wins again in the sense that i dont see him somehow attaining broad legitimacy in his second term Its not even hard to do,,,, if your not Trump Bougie people wanna worship the office He just cant play the role its never been in him
2 replies 2 retweets 48 likesShow this thread -
So sucks for him but mostly sucks for everyone who wants a modicum of stability
1 reply 1 retweet 38 likesShow this thread -
Idk who else could fill the suit though Who even has notable dignitas in America today? Biden doesnt have energy or heft imo Romney maybe, on the center right Most civil rights leaders on the left are dead or too old to convey power Maybe Bezos but he's not running
18 replies 0 retweets 36 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @eigenrobot
Legitimately Mike Pence could do it. Respected governor, loved by Trump-ists because of his staunch loyalty, gravitas, history with the old guard of Republicans, etc.
2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
I don't think he could manage Charisma issues Feels lightweight
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.