In defense of the c-word...no, the other one.https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/trumps-farcical-inept-and-deadly-serious-coup-attempt/617309/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share …
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One problem with the "its technically incorrect to call it a coup" line of reasoning is that no other useful term has been offered to frame the problems we now face.pic.twitter.com/DEsj8mkktF
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@zeynep points out, places develop their own language of authoritarianism based on their experience. The US largely has not, partly b/c it it has maintained peaceful transitions of power, but also b/ec it has not fully faced Jim Crow era forms of democratic repression.pic.twitter.com/4WxqC68fEJ
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One can only imagine how many “well actually”’ dudes were stopped in their tracks because of the article wisely mentioning that the thing about the Inuit having lots of words for snow is actually true
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