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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 20
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      Sporadic instances of right-wing violence have occurred for hundreds of years. Random violence in general is simply a constant of American life. But rather than deal rationally with this reality, emotional manipulators whip up grand narratives to serve their political interests

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 20
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      Threat inflation has always been a constant of US politics. Post-9/11 it was the defining feature of US politics. Russia hysteria has been another incarnation. Shrieking "we're under attack" or "Terrorism!!" because it advances whatever agenda you're trying to promote. Never ends

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        1. Franklin Rapport‏ @horrdorr May 20
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        2. Keep Punching Up‏ @Truth_OverT May 20
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          Is this about the nazi stuff? I think you're severely downplaying the role they've played systemically. Focusing simply on violent acts - that we know of- leaves a lot out of their growing movement. Their social media, infiltration into law enforcement, courts, the white house...

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        3. Franklin Rapport‏ @horrdorr May 20
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          Just remember how that occurred, could you simply relate the state of Germany after WW1 and the imposed treaties? With no nuanced view of the causes you can't but fail at correlation. Times have changed. Humans have not. This is where we are now:pic.twitter.com/ne9D0CfgWO

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        1. Wes King‏ @WKLBC89 May 20
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          Great 5 Part documentary on all of this entitled "Counter-Intelligence" by http://www.metanoia-films.org . After watching the ~8 hours of withering content my disgust with the continual ruses served to the masses is further cemented. The graphic death depicted at points is gut wrenching

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        1. Pablo Honey‏ @PabloHoney46 May 21
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          True! Neocon theory talks about the outside "threat" that rallies citizens against a common "enemy". The enemy could be "in caves" in Afghanistan, at the border seeking asylum or a "dirty" bomb. If people are afraid, they'll always need a military to "protect" them.

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        1. Consent Factory‏ @consent_factory May 20
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          "Oceania has never been at war with Russia. Oceania is at war with Fascism. Oceania has always been at war with Fascism."https://consentfactory.org/2018/11/05/oceania-is-at-war-with-fascism/ …

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        1. Consent Factory‏ @consent_factory May 20
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          Apologies for pilot-fishing your threads, but you're playing our tune ...https://consentfactory.org/2019/01/10/the-war-on-populism/ …

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        1. Chester Birdbath‏ @chesterBirdbath May 20
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          It would be great to see you focus more on this kind of political phenomenon. And less on shrieking about the Mueller Report.

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        1. Pearl Jolly  ⏳‏ @PearlJolly May 20
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          Threat inflation and suppression of populist movements were the tactics that brought actual Nazis to power. The respectable, centrist blue checks who scream Nazi! all the time are the real fascists. https://libcom.org/history/street-politics-hamburg-1932-3 …pic.twitter.com/tpvrtjsrNN

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        1. Funeral Foggins  👻‏ @guiltypanacea May 20
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          Fun fact: Tracey objected to Trump's Charlottesville comment because he thought all the good people were on the Nazi side

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        1. OrangeManBADmKay‏ @OrangeManBADmK May 20
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          Meanwhile leftists are chucking milkshakes.... what are right wingers doing, Michael?

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        1. Kewl-Anon‏ @bullprog May 21
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          Talk to us about the deep state, daddy!

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        2. Incredelman Lover‏ @IncredelmanL May 20
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          Hmmm 9/11. We were under attack and it was terrorism.

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        2. Franklin Rapport‏ @horrdorr May 20
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          That should be: Thank you Michael for offering a contrarian opinion different from, the deluge of the Massively Sinister Media's narrative, that is based on your honest assessment of the issues.pic.twitter.com/T4jt9f6tgj

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        1. Sasquatch‏ @Carpophores May 20
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          Both threat inflation & threat deflation have been a part of US Politics. Human beings tend to over-state risk AND understate it in other cases. This is one of those instances were "You're right" Michael - but only because both binary possibilities are a constant of US politics

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