Someone’s Being An Asshole

To be insulted and hated by this guy is a point of great great personal pride pic.twitter.com/Kmybehv6IE

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) October 30, 2022

(The adjacent problem with the internet.)

You can argue that political figures from both sides suffer from political violence, often from mentally unstable people. But only one side really seems to enjoy themselves when it happens. https://t.co/l9bfhyXDy4

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 30, 2022

Or just coming apart in public:

This is real.

This person belongs in a psych ward. pic.twitter.com/t52rhJpKrw

— Spiro’s Ghost (@SpiroAgnewGhost) October 29, 2022

This is both socially acceptable and context appropriate behavior:

I would love to buy this stricken member of the jury pool a drink. https://t.co/IwblfoX3wV pic.twitter.com/bTdU9E9ACl

— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) October 30, 2022

As is this, which shames the people referenced above and calls upon us all to listen to the better angels of our nature.

Thank you for your prayers for my husband and our family. -NP pic.twitter.com/tL8h8W0eUM

— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) October 30, 2022