1/ The @GOP's defense of Trump since 2016.
Either,
i) You can't hold the man accountable for his statements because they are only consistent in their near-maximal incoherence.
or,
ii) You can't hold him accountable for his statements because he's just trolling.
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3/ Case (ii) should offend anyone who believes that the most powerful political actor in the United States should not constantly and deliberately stoke unrest and hatred. It's a pledge of alliance to disintegration.
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4/ But neither defense matters. The
@GOP has wielded power ruthlessly for decades. Both the party in office and the coalition of "fuck you I want more" with "fuck them I don't care" grants it. Trump merely acts as the credible threat, whether by means of demagoguery or senility.Show this thread
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