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Missing from conversations of “unity” & “forgiving” those on the right: They haven’t asked for forgiveness, nor acknowledged wrong-doing, nor hinted at repenting. They give up nothing, & learn no lessons that change them, if we forgive them right now, but we’d give up SO MUCH. https://twitter.com/theradr/status/1325233411204767744
Only TWO GOP Senators have congratulated Biden. Some are on TV falsely ranting about election fraud. W only just today bothered to congratulate Biden. We are a long way from forgiveness & unity. https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1325495624339320832?s=21
If Murdoch decides to keep FOX News, The NY Post, & portions of the WSJ as GOP propaganda outlets—& we have no reason to think otherwise—then we are far, far from unifying. You can’t close a divide when only one side is willing to budge. https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1325494515097022464?s=21
Exactly this. Even the few GOP who’ve shown just a drop of basic decency & norm-upholding are in no way interested in unifying the country to give it what the majority of people want. https://twitter.com/jillfilipovic/status/1325500713858977795?s=21
Megyn confirming that the right won’t repent in order to unify, without realizing that’s what she’s saying. https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1325425996749807620?s=21
Zero mea culpa about families torn apart, kids in cages, pandemic out of control, brazen racism, on & on. How can there be forgiveness for those who want more of the atrocities we’re supposed to be forgiving them for? https://twitter.com/rschooley/status/1325522831950540800?s=21
I hope Biden, Harris, & all elected & appointed Dems see the reality of just how far away from “unity” the GOP are parking themselves. https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1325516651526295552?s=21
One would think so. And yet... https://twitter.com/mrbenwexler/status/1325546258996502528?s=21
All of this, from the woman who should be our next AG or SCOTUS Justice: https://twitter.com/sifill_ldf/status/1325507488037425153?s=21
Though there are points to disagree with in Sheffield’s thread, it explains so much about the right—and it ties in to how the right have no interest in unity with the left. In fact, they are driven & shaped by the division. https://twitter.com/mattsheffield/status/1324908316548493313?s=21
One other point about the right’s objections to unity: They’re the party who sees “owning the libs” as an end goal. How to unify with that? (And yes, the left ridicules & jokes about the right, throws shade & jabs, loves to mock their self-owns. But it’s not our political goal!)
Unity is tough when there’s unrepentant bigotry on one side. https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/1325565627432542208?s=21
More from Kumail. He’s right. https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/1325567260006653952?s=21
When comedians are getting death threats for YEARS, forgiveness without repentance is a tough ask. https://twitter.com/zackbornstein/status/1325569759786594304?s=21
Just a reminder that many Congressional GOP & other notables on the right are on Parler after crying that Twitter was too censoring & pro-lib. They don’t denounce this kind of thing, occurring on that platform. How do w unify w folks that are ok w this? https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/1325442433237258241?s=21
The GOP have been this way for a long time. I am all for a unified country, if & when they’re willing to put their “owning the libs” end-goals aside, self-reflect, & repent for the cruel, racist, power-driven party they’ve become. https://twitter.com/rschooley/status/1325593289622347776?s=21
After keeping this thread all day, I guess what bothers me is the simplistic suggestion of unity, in the face of a stark reality that shows the wall of vitriol & hate we’re up against. https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1325488064756592642?s=21
So much of this thread gets to what I’ve been posting today. https://twitter.com/jillfilipovic/status/1325578732220932097?s=21
A good point
. The GOP want to get away with treating the left with hostility, vitriol, trolling, obstruction, & disdain. They also want to ensure that the left never responds in kind. https://twitter.com/respectablelaw/status/1325625784120250373?s=21
. The GOP want to get away with treating the left with hostility, vitriol, trolling, obstruction, & disdain. They also want to ensure that the left never responds in kind. https://twitter.com/respectablelaw/status/1325625784120250373?s=21
Oh yes, to this thread! https://twitter.com/revdrbarber/status/1325645664798334976?s=21
