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1/20. Democracy is precious and exceptional
- core-questions 6y agoI know Snyder seems to be a respected author, but you could take 18/20 of those tweets, flip them around so they're roughly the same words from the opposing viewpoint, and this would just read like a Qanon-tier screed. Trump is not a "totalitarian", but the system Americans are living under is trending towards "totalitarian liberalism" - and it's happening at the same speed, in the same direction, regardless of who is in power. California voting Yes on 22 is the perfect example of this. Ostensible progressive leftist state, rioting for ages for social justice, but totally OK to treat "gig economy" workers like shit and deny them even the lowly status of a proper wageslave just so they can order dinner without having to have a social interaction with someone on a telephone.
- m0zg 6y agoNancy Pelosi in 2017: "Our election was hijacked". What has changed since then, and why is it not a possibility that it was hijacked this time? https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/864522009048494080 https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/864522009048494080 This dude got it right IMO: https://twitter.com/astateofEmily/status/1327079491760361472 https://twitter.com/astateofEmily/status/1327079491760361472