16/ These habits are strong. We are tempted to drop substantive opposition/option creation and go ceremonial the moment someone wins
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17/ We see this playing out now. People playing the "deplorability scorecard" game assigning points to every new appointee.
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18/ It's as though we believe there is a magic scale where if he scores D- on a "didn't enable awful forces" card, it's detente not conflict
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18/ Staying in conflict mode is tiring. Switching to detente mode is relaxing. Real opposition takes energy. Ceremonial opposition is cheap.
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21/ UNLESS you expect Trump to get into fake-it-till-he-makes it mode and emerge as a statesman at the other end, vigilance is needed
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22/ And every single sign I see is suggesting the opposite thing: he's telling different people what they want to hear, he's not changing.
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23/ If you think he's strong enough to prevail and synthesize pluralist solutions out of the conflicts he's set up, kudos on your optimism
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24/ This is a don't-trust/verify-with-extreme-prejudice situation. So don't switch out of opposition mode simply because you're tired
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25/ As many have noted, if nothing bad happens (or even good things happen) it will be due to non-ceremonial opposition.
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not crazy to save your "opposition credibility" for occasions when it really matters / you can make a difference, though
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yeah, and now is one of those times :D
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