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(Thread) Why Trump Supporters Willingly Embrace his LiesSpoiler: They embrace the lies because the lies destroy, and they want to destroy. It explains why @SenateGOP are shamelessly lying to the

"We Stand Behind the President" is worth watching.I've long felt that Trump is only part of the problem. The other—and perhaps larger part—is that Trump is being propped up by

His brand is built around winning. In his world—where cheating and breaking rules are fine as long as you come out on top—he's been able to spin himself as a

(Thread)Follow up comments from yesterday's thread on Hierarchy, Democracy, and the limits of Sadopopulism.The thread got long so I'll start over.(I'll add to this as I look through comments) InterestingIt's

4/ Trump’s base loves him because he tells them they're the top of the hierarchy and he’s the strongman who will defeat their enemies and protect their “liberty.”The part they

Today is an important anniversary. 69 years ago, on April 23, 1951, in Farmville, VA, Barbara Johns led a walkout of her segregated high school to protest the unfair and

It's what I've called the Outrage Cycle. It's a simple, effective formula. Trump says something outrageous and provocative designed to excite his base and rile his critics. Each time he

The staged protests didn't work. "Attack immigrants" didn't work.He knew he'd better come up with something. Wait . . . a movie . . .Wag the Dog! (For Trump, a

(Thread) Trump and CoronavirusI’ll offer a reason this is a problem for Trump, aside from what we know about how this will affect the economy, and how failing economies sink

Locating the problem entirely in Trump's psyche misses the larger picture and pattern and can give the false impression that removing Trump solves all problems.I don't doubt that Trump has

Hi, Katrina,The history of the two major parties is a little more complicated than that. I can suggest a few good books (covers pictured in the next tweet).If you’re not

1/ Notice the last line in this thread about those staged "liberate" protests "So there's a big push to get a new story moving."In other words, "Well, that didn't