flexghost.Nov 17, 2022

The media missing the story again

The story isn’t trump. The story is the historic win for democrats – and democracy – at the state level

Dems took both chambers in MN and MI. Dems haven’t had control in MI since 1984! PA looks to be a dem majority. AZ rejected an insane election denier for governor. We can finally institute laws to save our vote, laws we almost lost when conservatives went after state control after the Obama admin

The GOP has shown it’s true face and it’s one of fascism.

Show threadDylanNov 17, 2022
@flexghost
Really great points. The mainstream media loves to dump on the Dems when they do well — and even go as far as falsely equating them to the GOP in some twisted idea of “neutrality.” Anyone who’s being honest knows that one party is full of authoritarians while the other works on governing.
Show threadflexghost.
@DMcKibbins the part where you mentioned everyone knows their party is full of authoritarians hits hard. R voters know. When I hear them interviewed (esp the women) I’m dumbfounded at their disregard for their fellow people
Nov 17, 2022 at 2:42pmWeb
Show threadDylanNov 17, 2022

@flexghost
They’re thinking “I love America so much that I hate what it’s become.” Repubs get irrationally scared that the country is out of control and then start considering extreme countermeasures. I’m worried about political violence becoming more and more common over the next election cycles. R’s rely on fear and other base instincts to get their voters amped up.

It’s scary to see how comfortable with violence people can be as long as it’s “the other side.” So much out-group vs. in-group.

Show threadflexghost.Nov 17, 2022
@DMcKibbins they can’t fill that in with more details than “pronouns”