Steve SilbermanJan 28, 2023
Absolute must-read on how we now know that #Russia and NY's corrupt #FBI office used "active measures" to ensure Trump's election. Until we understand this, our country is lost. #USpol #politics https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-specter-of-2016?utm_campaign=post
The Specter of 2016

McGonigal, Trump, and the Truth about America

Thinking about...
Show threadSnowBankJan 28, 2023
@stevesilberman
I look forward to reading this but I think I can ask this before: why didn’t the same scheme work in 2020?
And the corollary question: how vulnerable are we in 2024?
Show threadAnnietimeJan 29, 2023
@snowbank well Timothy Snyder is the one to answer this but one guess is that they tried with the Hunter Biden bullshit but that one couldn’t get off the ground the way Hilary’s emails did.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDJan 29, 2023
@annietime @snowbank Also, nobody took the orange clown seriously back then. The lesson was learned the hard way. Liberals have always had such a rosy picture of both the intelligence and the benevolence of the electorate.
Show threadPatricia LavataiJan 29, 2023
@martinvermeer @annietime @snowbank
I believe this also.
I know that most empaths (yes, a real term ), and people with Bipolar and other depressive illnesses that I know are Democrats. The common theme is that all are very empathetic and compassionate, of course they feel more stress. They also tend to be more self aware and seek counseling, which flaws statistics. America has the HIGHEST suicide rate of any developed country.
Show threadPatricia LavataiJan 29, 2023
@martinvermeer @annietime @snowbank
The demarcation between Republicans and Democrats is becoming clearer and wider.
We need a true middle party that is in touch with EVERYONE.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCD
@PJLavatai @annietime @snowbank The true middle party is the Democrats. They are the only serious party right now, warts and all. The other 'party' is AWOL from democracy, a cross between a gang and a cult, not part of legitimate democratic discourse. It needs to be destroyed with prejudice. And only *after* that...
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Show threadSnowBankJan 29, 2023

@annietime @PJLavatai @martinvermeer

The challenge is that we need the Dems as a bulwark against the fascists but the Dems are corrupted themselves.

We really need a concerted civil disobedience movement to force both parties to the left. People are just so brainwashed by the corporate media… It will take something revolutionary in the sense of it being something completely new that allows direct democratic action.

Show threadSnowBankJan 29, 2023
@martinvermeer @annietime @PJLavatai
Every issue from gun control to housing to climate change to transportation comes down to our politics are corrupted. People know voting isn’t changing policy because both parties are beholden to corporate interests… just one isn’t completely sadistic.
The hopeful part is that sense is shared across the ideological spectrum.