. @JoeBiden preached unity & forgiveness last night. It& #39;s so much better than preaching division & vengeance. But as a political matter: the @GOP will never have a come to Jesus moment, because the god they worship is absolute power achieved thru hate. 1/ T

They& #39;ve told their supporters it& #39;s the Muslims, the homosexuals, the feminists, MS-13, "urban" youth are the "problem." No policies. But people. It& #39;s redirection. A con. Yes. 2/

No one feels the hand reaching for their wallet if a diversion is on offer. The hate, the racism, the homophobia, misogyny, the anti-Muslim rhetoric are all core to @GOP& #39;s modus operandi. Keep & #39;em hating; they& #39;ll never see you& #39;re robbing them blind. 3/

And they will never play nice in politics. Mitch McConnell gets what he wants by playing dirty and he& #39;s not going to stop ever. So, yes, say nice things, be polite, do unto others. But the @GOP playbook since Nixon has been to divide and conquer. 4/

We expect @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris to fight for social & economic justice for all Americans. Trump exploited @TheDemocrats& #39; failures to confront these issues head on. Civility is fine in personal terms. But politics is rough & tumble. They better be ready for the fight. end/