The dynamics fueling this political moment aren't going to age out. ("Surely, in two years, won't still be citing...". Yep, they will).
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I'd watch: all upcoming elections and the economy above all, and how much pressure from constituents GOP legislators feel.
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And judging from elsewhere, fixing media and new media failings / corruption and Dem incompetence are best uses of energy "internally".
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Whatever else, whataboutists are the worst. Things can be imperfect to bad before, *and* get much worse. Whataboutism is the soul killer.
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Whataboutism: "Obama deported three million." People, at least check snopes. Mostly an accounting trick vs. this: https://www.buzzfeed.com/adolfoflores/girl-records-immigration-arrest-of-father …
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I'm an immigrant and a refugee advocate. I wouldn't have Obama policies. But pretending it is just more of the same is nihilism.
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Much of Obama "three million deported" was people at the border being bussed right back, no entry, called "deportation." Not this.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Timothy Burke
Yes. Absolutely good to recognize. This is almost always true with any modern state. Things can also get much worse.https://twitter.com/swarthmoreburke/status/838748119693148160 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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Obama: "removals" at border (without entry) called "deportations" went way up. Interior actual deportations—down. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jul/15/lou-dobbs/lou-dobbs-obama-administration-manipulated-deporta/ …pic.twitter.com/5SKxztm42V
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One need not be blind fan of Obama to realize what a significant shift this country's refugee and immigrant community is experiencing.
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So, politics of resentment does not age out & current resurgence of whataboutism stems either from callousness or deliberate misinformation.
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