Steven BeschlossDec 27, 2022
I am taking a holiday break, but didn’t think this could wait. https://america.substack.com/p/the-sociopathy-of-greg-abbott-redux
The Sociopathy of Greg Abbott (redux)

I thought it important to pause from my holiday break to share with you this post, originally published on March 5, 2021, after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused asylum seekers on Christmas Eve in sub-freezing temperatures to Washington, DC. His political stunt, which included children and many who were not properly dressed for the conditions, was not a surprise, but it was particularly vile for a man who portrays himself as a Christian.

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Show threadKarl Morant 🇨🇦  🖖

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Republicans start to make sense when you see them this way.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/12/26/2140705/-Right-wing-hypocrisy-is-never-hypocrisy-It-s-a-coherent-belief-system

Right-wing hypocrisy is never hypocrisy. It's a coherent belief system

Pointing out Republican hypocrisy is always tempting. It’s so easy to come up with examples—but the sheer ease of finding those examples shows why we need a different way of understanding what ...

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Show threadLucius Annaeus SenecaDec 27, 2022
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The Republican creed is SELFISHNESS. That single word summarizes Republican and for that matter Tory and right wing worldviews anywhere.
"I'll do or say whatever it takes to gain the advantage. When I do get it, I'll attack anyone I see as a threat to my privilege. If it helps me, it's moral." But selfishness won't solve planetary problems. Conservatism shows the limitations of human nature.