Professor Kyle
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People talk about how Republicans were duped by Trump on everything from the supposed threat of immigrants to the "stolen" election. I argue that they're not really suckers – they know those things are false & just don't care because a reign of fascism, racism, & bigotry is exactly what they want.
12:43 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Reet Petite
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In response to Professor Kyle.
The Paranoid Style in Politics (1964) describes the predecessors of Trump’s supporters. While the paranoid style has been around for quite a while, it’s never dominated a political party or had social media to fuel its conspiracies the way it does now.
US democracy is in uncharted waters!
03:24 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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T. Max Devlin
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In response to Reet Petite.
An interesting and insightful analysis. Such a shame the author completely botched his conclusion.

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05:55 PM - Aug 04, 2023 (Edited)
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T. Max Devlin
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In response to T. Max Devlin.
"After January 6, it’s obvious that we’re failing, [...]"
Ironically, such an evaluation is a bit paranoid. The J6 insurrection failed, and many involved have been imprisoned after fair and legal trials.
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05:58 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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T. Max Devlin
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In response to T. Max Devlin.
"that too many of our elected officials aren’t responsible leaders,[...]"

It seems reasonable to bemoan the fact that many officials aren't leaders, but "too many" is a bit strawman-like, particularly when no effort is made to quantify or analyze which are and which aren't.
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06:04 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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T. Max Devlin
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"that our parties can’t mitigate the problem[...]"

The use of plural here is problematic. It is inaccurate. 1) One party does mitigate the problem of the paranoid style, one party doesn't. 2) "Our parties can't" suggests the parties, rather than the elected officials, control the government.
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06:08 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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T. Max Devlin
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In response to T. Max Devlin.
"[...]our politics have regressed to the point that so many Americans can no longer distinguish what’s real and what’s not."

The truth is this isn't at all restricted to politics. The problem of postmodernism is pandemic. "Real" isn't as simple a thing as we're used to assuming. 5/5
06:11 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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