I'm sorry. I really thought about that and it sucks to say all this now. But the way these things work, once the narrative sets in, it becomes harder. The triumphalism that is already all over the place is dangerous. Hope lies in *understanding* reality.https://twitter.com/1LoafOfMeat/status/1324779954635182084 …
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MIT scholar Daren Acemoglu ("Why Nations Fail") also has a piece titled "Trump Won’t Be the Last American Populist" and says"the conditions that produced him need to be understood to be addressed." Acemoglu is also, uh, from Turkey. Compleeete coincidence! https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-11-06/trump-wont-be-last-american-populist …pic.twitter.com/WVDUWbhu1l
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On the one hand, the incompetence is now on full display. Four Seasons Landscaping for the win!
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I don’t think people are processing how close to getting reelected Trump got. Switch ~40,000 (a single stadium!) of the national vote in few states (out of ~160,000,000) and he’d get a second term. Yes, yes popular vote but that doesn’t get you elected.https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1328020355429130241 …
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Agreed. Same applies to Covid-19, it's just a dry run for the real thing (I'm not downplaying Covid-19, I'm from New Zealand and understand it very well).
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It's inevitable for every western democracy to have a Le Pen, apparently.
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If the Republicans maintain control of the Senate, we will not be able to make the reforms needed to better protect our democracy.
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Agree but also since every country has the dictator their culture deserves, perhaps an incompetent (read: anti-intelligence) dictator is the most effective type for the US?
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Trump is only possible in a divided America
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Will the next version be a (supposed) billionaire fetished over so long that 50 yo rappers were rapping about him in their youth, have an enormously successful reality tv show and a master conman’s knack for selling a demented vision? His aura is not easy to replicate.
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I agree, but I also think we should let the relief wash over us and celebrate the exit off the Trump family. Lots of happy crying. Then we continue the work.
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