Richard Hanania’s view of America versus America.

But I am assured by Serious Thinkers that he’s a moderate, thoughtful, important voice, and it’s so crucial to take him seriously. So very Serious, such Thinkers, every one.

@Popehat what really grinds my gears is the “who could have seen he’s a white supremacist?” “He was young” “it was a different time” nonsense. He hasn’t stopped; it’s been plainly out there all along, but I suppose racists will racism

@scheidegger @Popehat Yeah, the ‘we need to put more black people in jail’ bit wasn’t even a dog whistle. That’s just being openly racist.

edited: for precision

@raddude12 not only surveillance, he literally said incarceration. It's worth being precise here.