Dan Gillmor

If you ever use the expression "moderate Republican" relating to the U.S. House of Representatives, you should realize that you are dealing in misinformation.

EVERY Republican in the House voted -- despite zero evidence turned up after endless "investigations" by hyper-partisans -- to move the Biden impeachment "inquiry" forward.

Dec 14, 2023 at 2:30amWeb
Show threadTim Ellis 🦝Dec 14, 2023

@dangillmor Conservatives on Reddit telling on themselves:

"The punishment is not removal, the punishment is the process and Republicans need to drag Biden for all his crimes publicly, just like Democrats did on the made up charges for Trump." 🙄

https://old.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/18hu07d/breaking_us_house_votes_to_formally_open_an/kd930i6/

BREAKING: U.S. House votes to formally open an Impeachment Inquiry into Joe

Posted in r/Conservative by u/Greyhuk • 562 points and 183 comments

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Show threadDelricDec 14, 2023
@The_Tim @dangillmor How are Trump supporters still so stupid all this time later
Show threadJ. David EisenbergDec 14, 2023
@dangillmor Someone on #MSNBC (it might have been Marc Elias) said that the House #Republicans are all now either Proud MAGA or Scared MAGA. [edit to correct spelling error]
Show threadWandering StarDec 14, 2023
@dangillmor To be fair, some of them have moderate preferences, but are cowards.
Show threadDan GillmorDec 14, 2023
@pawsplay that makes them extremists, by definition.
Show threadcraftycatDec 14, 2023
@pawsplay @dangillmor There are always cowards who prefer following fascists rather than having some backbone, that makes them just as complicit. "I was scared" has never been a justification for fascist behaviour, even less so when the price they'd have to pay is literally nothing.
Show threadRobert TaylorDec 14, 2023
@dangillmor there is no such thing as a Republican. The GOP is totally corrupt by MAGA.
Show threadLeisureguyDec 14, 2023
@dangillmor Nowadays, "moderate Republican" is an oxymoron.
Show threadWoodswalkedDec 14, 2023
@dangillmor
The phrase now makes sense only in a historic context.
Also true of historically conservative Republicans. Currently they all support fascism. Not the same.
Show threadrouxdoo √Dec 14, 2023

@dangillmor

My best friend at work is a "moderate republican" by his own admission.

He is sick to his stomach to consider a Trump return to power - in his words "I really hope that doesn't happen" but he says if confronted with Trump/Biden he will hew to his party despite his dislike of "he who must not be named".

How is party allegiance more important than moral imperative?

How can we, as not-crazy people, bring these intelligent conservative voices into our camp? We must embrace somehow.

Show threadDan GillmorDec 14, 2023
@rouxdoo Then he's not a moderate Republican no matter what lies he tells himself.
Show threadcraftycatDec 14, 2023
@rouxdoo @dangillmor He's not intelligent, he's a liar who is telling himself that he's actually not a fascist despite supporting fascism when he's got the option not to.