But recognize that Democrats absolutely helped tear down these norms in 2000-2001, 2004-2005, and 2016-20. The rationalization of BLM rioting in 2020 made the evils of January 6 possible. One-sided recriminations blaming Trump alone won’t rebuild them.
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But the people contemporaneously celebrating the 2016 House sit-in and the disruptions of the 2018 Kavanaugh hearings and the 2020 riots didn’t think what the ultimate consequences would be when the shoe was on the other foot.pic.twitter.com/SU2izutLPu
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This self-unawareness on the left is exactly what I’m talking about.https://twitter.com/SaysSimonson/status/1412575964186435592 …
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He’s put as much work into it as his health care plan.
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Should we wait for a violent uprising before taking him seriously?https://bit.ly/2XlFHkI
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I think Trump should have been impeached. He should be criticized. But so should the Democrats who helped build up to these norm violations. The needed norms won’t be rebuilt with one-sided partisan recriminations and without real soul-searching by both sides.
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Yet people keep tweeting about him. Just let him fade away.
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