One side's edge is comprised of armed militias, QAnon believers, white nationalists, folks who don't believe in science, and eager viewers of propaganda news channels; the other side's edge is a multi-racial coalition fighting for racial justice & an FDR-esque welfare state.
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Replying to @SethCotlar @beyerstein
I’m pretty sure by “far left,” Conor means anarchists and RCP people, not AOC.
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki @SethCotlar
If so, Connor's just wrong. Tons of center-left people are happy to condemn violent protests.
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The fringe right has a major influence on the national GOP. The Revolutionary Communist Part has zero influence on the Democratic Party.
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Yep. As an example, I like to point out that right wing antivaxxers, such as
@RandPaul and many state legislators in@OhioGOP, are mainstream in@GOP, while left wing antivaxxers like@RobertKennedyJr have very close to no sway among@TheDemocrats.1 reply 5 retweets 24 likes -
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Well, that's also part of the problem.
@TheDemocrats politicians aren't afraid of criticizing fellow Democrats who are antivaccine, while@GOP politicians seem cowed and afraid of criticizing the antivaccine and antiscience cranks in their ranks.0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes -
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Indeed. I was a pretty loyal Republican from college until the 1990s, when the increasing anti-science and anti-intellectual bent of
@GOP, along with its increasing xenophobia, pushed me away. The process took a decade and wasn't really complete until around 2003.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
Even back then, I used to joke that I always voted @GOP, with one exception. I voted for John Glenn for Senate when I was living in Ohio, but that was basically the same thing as voting Republican.
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Of course, that joke wouldn't work today, because there's basically no such thing as a moderate Republican any more. They're pretty much extinct.
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