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

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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 threadSnowBank
@PJLavatai @martinvermeer @annietime
I’m not sure what point you’re making about liberals skewing the numbers.
I known I hard disagree that we need another centrist party. I want an actually progressive party that will directly attack the ultra rich with income and wealth taxes, pack the court, codify abortion and gay rights, over turn citizens United, implement instant run off voting and a host of climate policies including a green tax shift.
Jan 29, 2023 at 3:26pmWeb
Show threadSnowBankJan 29, 2023

@PJLavatai @martinvermeer @annietime

Moreover, I want that party to be explicit that the system has been corrupted by money in politics and that is why we are living in a late capitalist hell-scape.
It’s not what any sane person wants.
Rich people are largely insane, so when they control things, the result is insanity.

Show threadAnnietimeJan 29, 2023
@snowbank totally agree!
Show threadPatricia LavataiJan 31, 2023
@snowbank @martinvermeer @annietime My point is that numbers are skewed because liberals are more likely to get counseling, which results in more liberals being counted as “mentally ill”, because the statistics are taken from the number of people in counseling.
In other words, the studies are flawed from the beginning, because there really is no valid control group.