Thomas ZimmerAug 3, 2024
MAGA on the Beach Redux
 
On an encounter with enraged Trumpers - and the difficult road ahead for a society in which conspiracies, extremist iconography, and political violence have become ubiquitous.
 
New piece:
 
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/maga-on-the-beach-redux
MAGA on the Beach Redux

On an encounter with enraged Trumpers - and the difficult road ahead for a society in which conspiracies, extremist iconography, and political violence have become ubiquitous

Democracy Americana
Show threadThomas ZimmerAug 3, 2024
I wrote about a run-in with an elderly lady who quickly went from pleasant small talk to launching a conspiratorial tirade about Joe Biden’s war on upstanding patriots and how Trump alone could save the Republic. It tells us something about political culture in America today.
Show threadThomas ZimmerAug 3, 2024
The ubiquity of militant iconography and extremist slogans is not a manifestation of robust free speech, but a sign of a democratic crisis and a deeply pathological political culture that has been widely normalized. It constitutes an acute threat to democracy.
Show threadNemo

@tzimmer_history
For what it's worth, what you should have done is yelled at the old lady.

It would not have changed her mind, but taught her spouting that crap in public is not acceptable.

And that's the best you can get at this point.

Aug 3, 2024 at 12:16pmWeb