Hofstadter reviewed American politics from before the founding of the nation through McCarthyism. He noticed a pattern among an impassioned minority on the fringes of the political spectrum.
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Does their life end if they lose an election? Is it worth a complete loss of integrity??
— KM (@Kyarmot) November 10, 2020
Dear doomsayers: If you're new to my feed, please check out my FAQs.
— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) November 10, 2020
Don't say untrue things like "the entire system is broken." It's just as big a lie as "the election was rigged and Trump didn't lose."
As @selectedwisdom has explained . . .
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That includes the leftmost fringes. I never forget the intolerant and bloody outcomes of \u201cliberating\u201d revolutions.
— \U0001f30aStaying_Home_Snowflake\u2744\ufe0f (@Mcdonald5Meg) November 10, 2020
It would be so much easier to broaden their base by favoring policies that a majority of voters want.
— Ellen Shadur (@ShadurE) November 10, 2020
It would be so much easier to broaden their base by favoring policies that a majority of voters want.
— Ellen Shadur (@ShadurE) November 10, 2020
How to become a volunteer voter registrar
— 5 DAYS UNTIL THE GEORGIA RUN-OFF. KEEP THE FAITH. (@JamesMWilliam18) May 31, 2019
It is actually very simple. I live in a Maryland suburb, and I called my county Board of Elections to schedule a meeting. Once that was done, I spent about two hours going over the laws, rules and regulations.
What do you see as an outcome of this Teri?
— AnimalsIntuit (@copplestonearts) January 2, 2021
What do you see as an outcome of this Teri?
— AnimalsIntuit (@copplestonearts) January 2, 2021
Why won\u2019t the Dems in Congress give some consequences? Like refusing to seat those participating in sedition?
— Teacher Sarah (@cmommy77) January 2, 2021
They clearly aren\u2019t the party of LAW AND ORDER
— DWUK (@UKfriendlyguy) January 26, 2021
Bad ballot design led to a lot of undervotes for Bill Nelson in Broward Co., possibly even enough to cost him his Senate seat. They do appear to be real undervotes, though, instead of tabulation errors. He doesn't really seem to have a path to victory. https://t.co/utUhY2KTaR
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 16, 2018
#OTD 73 years ago, CIA was born after President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947.
— CIA (@CIA) September 18, 2020
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Separated into five directorates, the Agency collects, analyze and disseminates intelligence to top U.S. officials.
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Learn more about today's #CIA: https://t.co/diMVOoC3jT pic.twitter.com/ljoTxBYbAc
War is being pushed upon us by 'news'
— Maria \u23f3 (@ml_1maria) April 21, 2018
Journalists are bribed to write pro-American and anti-Russian
Bribed to lie, betray, manipulate & push for war #CIA #propaganda
Dr Udo Ulfkottehttps://t.co/MsPh5vOwTW pic.twitter.com/Z5GVEzSKBd
Former CIA agent and whistleblower Phillip Agee explains that the USA wages economic war against socialists nations because it is threatened by a successful example of an alternative economic system. 1/ pic.twitter.com/NUpdpxnYgw
— \U0001d482\U0001d48d\U0001d48a\U0001d484\U0001d48a\U0001d482 (@alicia_dl_1) July 23, 2020
CIA operation in Nicaragua
— Maria \u23f3 (@ml_1maria) July 19, 2020
Destabilisation program: rip apart the social and economic fabric - make the people suffer as much as you can, until the country plunges into chaos, until at some point you can step in and impose your choice of government on that country. pic.twitter.com/dlxoMZX6xw
1/\u201cWhat would need to be true for you to\u2026.X\u201d
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) December 4, 2018
Why is this the most powerful question you can ask when attempting to reach an agreement with another human being or organization?
A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody: https://t.co/Yo6jHbSit9