My former political party has become the stupid party. They embrace stupidity. Now I know you’ll say the GOP has always been this way, but as a lifelong Republican until 2 years ago, I respectfully disagree. It’s Trump. Trump is stupid, he’s the cult leader, stupidity rules.
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Replying to @WalshFreedom
I wouldn't say it was *always* that way. I would, however, say that it's been that way at least since the anti-intellectual revolution under Newt Gingrich in the 1990s, arguably back to Ronald Reagan's election in 1980 and a few years before—in other words, most of my life.
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Replying to @gorskon @WalshFreedom
This. Anti-intellectualism is the key, fused with pseudo-religious dogma and a generous helping of unfocused rage. But ultimately it's all about getting mad at people for being smart publicly.
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Having been paying attention in opposition since first-term Reagan, I see a sense in which both sides have a point here. If one doesn't see real antecedents in Reagan and especially Gingrich and Palin, one isn't looking hard enough. That said, I did feel like ...
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Replying to @marktough @BadHorseOC and
... in the 8ps and 90s (and decreasingly in the 2000s down to nil post 2015), I knew Republicans personally who stood outside of those worst tendencies but still inside the party. And to that extent, I hear Joe. The internal space for opposition has been wholly annexed.
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Between the Gingrich and 2015, the process accelerated greatly, particularly after Obama won the Presidency. That’s when @GOP *really* lost what was left of its mind (although McCain’s choice of Palin for VP sure didn’t help).
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