Alex WildAug 16, 2023

It's not that Americans themselves are getting more fascist, more hateful. If anything, Americans are becoming more tolerant.

It's that a small set of extremely rich people is getting bolder about funding extremism, bolder about supporting coups, bolder about buying courts.

Show threadAlex WildAug 16, 2023
Recognize that the Texas oil billionaires are a national security risk, people who are willing to spill a lot of other people's blood to get their way.
Show threadStaid WinnowAug 16, 2023
@alexwild Then recognize that a majority of Texans will elect legislators who empower the oil magnates even more.
Show threadAlex WildAug 16, 2023
@staidwinnow They are a slightly smaller majority every year.
Show threadAlex Wild

@staidwinnow

This is partly why all this is happening. Look at Texas presidential election margins:

Aug 16, 2023 at 4:02pmWeb