"I would like to say 'This book is written to the glory of God', but nowadays this would be the trick of a cheat, i.e., it would not be correctly understood."--Ludwig Wittgenstein
"OH JESUS OH WHAT THE FUCK OH WHAT IS THIS H.P. LOVECRAFT SHIT OH THERE IS NO GOD I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS—Popehat
I used to think that a lot of conservatives were cynically exploiting their fundamentalist, Second Amendment fanatics and home schoolers in order to pass the legislation they wanted. Then particularly with the Tea Party there arose the true believers, totally immersed in the right wing sphere. Tom Cotton is the latest that comes to mind (and with double Harvard degrees, proof that a supposed elite education does not lead to truth, light or rationality). Finally we have the cowards. Josh Marshall of TPM had an editorial piece on the strong reaction from Republicans when Schiff mentioned the heads on the pikes story. Marshall's view was that is really stung because it showed how Trump now owns them. To oppose Trump is to have resources withdrawn, to draw primary challenges and to be basically expelled into the wilderness. That the next day there was a tweet or such saying that there would be consequences for any Republican that opposed Trump didn't raise any ruckus at all, but was proof of Trump's power over the party. Of course there were articles today about Republican senators and representatives whining behind closed doors about Trump. I don't really care at this point which of the three groups any of them fall into. They have agency and they have power, and they refuse to use. They are accountable and responsible. Accountability and responsibility, two measures of character that seem in short supply across most of the American elite.
I used to think that a lot of conservatives were cynically exploiting their fundamentalist, Second Amendment fanatics and home schoolers in order to pass the legislation they wanted. Then particularly with the Tea Party there arose the true believers, totally immersed in the right wing sphere. Tom Cotton is the latest that comes to mind (and with double Harvard degrees, proof that a supposed elite education does not lead to truth, light or rationality). Finally we have the cowards. Josh Marshall of TPM had an editorial piece on the strong reaction from Republicans when Schiff mentioned the heads on the pikes story. Marshall's view was that is really stung because it showed how Trump now owns them. To oppose Trump is to have resources withdrawn, to draw primary challenges and to be basically expelled into the wilderness. That the next day there was a tweet or such saying that there would be consequences for any Republican that opposed Trump didn't raise any ruckus at all, but was proof of Trump's power over the party. Of course there were articles today about Republican senators and representatives whining behind closed doors about Trump. I don't really care at this point which of the three groups any of them fall into. They have agency and they have power, and they refuse to use. They are accountable and responsible. Accountability and responsibility, two measures of character that seem in short supply across most of the American elite.
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