1/ There is a gross asymmetry in both executed and excused political violence in America. And, one party fans the flames for political ends. But, I also think Nicholas is right -- it's (currently still) limited to relatively small and (barely) containable sub-populations.https://twitter.com/NGrossman81/status/1055438861453717504 …
2/ Extrapolating from those sub-population and claiming it's indicative of the whole respective host doesn't ameliorate the risk -- it increases it. It calcifies boundaries in a way that makes inter-group violence easier to excuse.pic.twitter.com/KnrNhztOnq
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3/ The challenge is finding a balance between: 1. Correctly identifying dangers (
@GOP is morally bankrupt); 2. Rallying a durable opposing coalition (leftists, liberals, centrists, conservatives, and libertarians); 3. Inviting defection, conversion, or cease-fires (eg Max Boot).pic.twitter.com/t5lwd3UUVF
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4/ I don't know how to do that. I don't think anyone does. We're all pawing in the dark because in the current information environment, the only powerful signal is identity -- the rest is noise.pic.twitter.com/Ur5SdnQI5l
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5/ The information environment has been fucked for a long time. Trump infects it opportunistically, not as an unstoppable force. He exploits that which is easily exploitable.pic.twitter.com/lHqCZc8RmN
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6/ But, that he cultivates and benefits from hatred and vitriolic polarization along all lines of identity is a pretty clear indication of the gradient to follow. He needs to be stopped. And, I don't think the scatter shot recriminations help achieve that end.pic.twitter.com/m3vWPSGHa0
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