But principles don’t feed Twitter’s insatiable appetite for villains, so everything is butchered with the prism of: whose side are you? Upholding principles despite how mad it makes Twitter is vital to journalism. It’s why now-beloved & AOC-endorsed Alex Morse is in the race.
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Speaking of the inability/refusal to speak in terms of principles:https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1298443492943966208 …
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This still leaves the question of what politics is, and isn’t, about. Ask your favorite liberal who they’d have voted for in 1996 if they knew all about Bill Clinton’s horrific history with women (they knew a lot). They’ll say Clinton because his politics were better than Dole’s
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It’s the same reason nobody wants to talk about Biden’s history of making many women uncomfortable with inappropriate behavior, or worse, all the victims he created around the world. His politics are better than Trump’s: that’s all that matters.https://twitter.com/SeanMcCarthyCom/status/1298391639384260609 …
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Thinking about politics in terms of principles is the only way to prevent craven opportunists from pretending they’re speaking from a place of moral righteousness while doing the opposite. It doesn’t foster likes & follows - tribal affirmation does - but it’s still vital: https://twitter.com/Vanessa_ABee/status/1298399687070941184 …
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"To state the obvious, this is very different from middle school allegations and appears highly credible based on th… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1298563809532141568 …" -krystalballpic.twitter.com/33QKFtSUOk
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So you'll stop defending him please?
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