When you see someone like Elon Musk embracing the far right, it's not because the far right has any kind of coherent political or intellectual worldview he agrees with. It's because the far right is the last bastion of shitty people - they will accept anyone regardless of their personal behavior.

The far right have no standards for behavior, identity or beliefs - you only need to share the raw desire to dominate others. The far right welcomes all manner of abusers, thieves, grifters, and scoundrels.

Logically therefore if you're an abuser, thief, grifter or a scoundrel you will eventually find that the only friends you have remaining are far right extremists.

There is no "liberal" and "conservative." There are only people who think that every human being deserves some basic level of dignity, respect, and autonomy, and people who want to subjugate others.

Stop trying to pretend that you're in a rational discussion.

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$12 billion: The cost of expanding the Child Tax Credit to 19 million children who had not been able to receive the full benefits.

$858 billion: The cost of the latest defense bill.

We can afford to restore the expanded child tax credit. Do it before the end of the year.

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