david robertsJan 5, 2023

Back when Obama was president & lunatic MAGA types were mostly confined to obscure right-wing media outlets, I considered writing a piece titled, "Some day these wack jobs will be in charge." I wish I had gone through with it.

What's happening now was entirely predictable then.

Show threaddavid robertsJan 5, 2023
Back then mainstream political coverage more or less ignored the crazies -- they treated guys like Paul Ryan as the "real" GOP. But I kept thinking: these kooks won't be confined to RW media for long. Some day Republicans will control gov't! What do people think will happen then?
Show threaddavid robertsJan 5, 2023
It's easy to roll your eyes & chuckle when shit like Jade Helm (remember that one?) is confined to obscure Facebook groups or whatever. But eventually the political worm turns & Congress is launching official investigations into Jade Helm-style shit & it's not funny any more.
Show threadalanbirchenough
@drvolts An aspect of all this that I always have trouble getting past - to your point about Jade Helm - is the sheer bloody childishness and implausibility of nearly all the conspiracy theories. It may not be funny any more, but stuff like this remains super lame. Is this an essential or an accidental attribute, I sometimes wonder.
Jan 6, 2023 at 1:44amWeb