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Hell is empty, and all the segregationists are once again here. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€βš§ The Age of John Crow: the Fall of the Fourth American Republic, 2000-2028 (available May 2070). The Third Reconstruction: the Birth of Multiracial Democracy, 2029-2036 (March 2072).
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
Lincoln ignored the court, and you can too πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§ @thirdreconst.bsky.social Β· 27d
The regime is falling apart at the seams, has failed to consolidate power, is wildly unpopular, and is careening towards >35% by the midterms.

Commanding majorities in Congress and the electoral college are live possibilities in the next few years.

Major reconstruction is on the table.
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Amelia Malpas @malpas.bsky.social Β· 16h
Democrats mostly campaign on economics.

In addition to @rachelporter.bsky.social's evidence, this is true for the national party's platforms and legislative priorities, and what Dem MCs tweet about, regardless of their district or if they are a Progressive!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What Democrats in different factions or types of districts tweeted about
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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social Β· 2h
It's because the people doing the writing are losers, frankly. They're flacks & hangers-on who can't offer substance but can win a paycheck by repackaging right-wing dominated discourse & vibes to feed institutional insecurities.
advaitarun.bsky.social advait @advaitarun.bsky.social Β· 15h
This nearly total retconning, by Dems themselves, of what the Democratic Party was actually doing between 2017 and 2024 is becoming really pervasive (esp in policy world) and I honestly don't have a good explanation for why the party is treating the babies (ARP, BIL, IRA) as if they're the bathwater
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social Β· 22h
what the hell are you talking about man, biden's entire presidency was about the middle class. it was the entire political theory behind deliverism and the economy
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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social Β· 2h
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social Β· 3h
like, these people think that debra in marietta georgia just woke up one day and decided her biggest single issue was a kid in tucson arizona playing jv tennis with their friends and that was just a completely normal concern that she came to on her own
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social Β· 3h
if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social Β· 1d
I am coming to the view that the Great Asymmetry in American politics is not the things people usually point to, but simply the fact that the left-wing media ecosystem is built to win factional fights within the Democratic party while the right-wing one is built to lock down 40% of the electorate.
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
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Republicans who aren’t in it purely for the grift do believe in (evil, vile, monstrous) things, and so they can repeat them (and lies that will lead to them implementing their beliefs) ad nauseam on all their platforms. A lot, although thankfully not all, elected Dems don’t believe in much.
thirdreconst.bsky.social
Lincoln ignored the court, and you can too πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§ @thirdreconst.bsky.social Β· 15h
In some ways it’s anathema to the base premise of consultant-triangulation and talking-point campaigning (no matter the ideological basis of the message/belief). You have to believe in something, or say something believable, for ecosystem-driven, repeat messaging to work.
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
Lincoln ignored the court, and you can too πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§ @thirdreconst.bsky.social Β· 15h
having a repeatable, easy to understand and identify message is also to… have a message. To give up the amorphous, consultant-driven fluff that is stuff of moderate Dem campaigns. It’s to actually commit to something (be it genuinely moderate, or center-left, or progressive, or left, etc.).
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
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To build a Dem Fox News, etc., to support Dem Heritage Foundations and fellowships and messaging jobs for up-and-comers, is to invite those outside the cloakroom to contribute to strategic + tactical decisions in your district/caucus. And to actually do the work of political persuasion. Icky stuff.
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
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And, on top of that, it would invite other factions within the party to contribute and have a say over messaging and strategy, which is a big no-no if you hate the young progressives more than your Senate deskmate who you pretend doesn’t want to murder you and your community
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
Lincoln ignored the court, and you can too πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§ @thirdreconst.bsky.social Β· 16h
I wonder if it’s rooted in something else you’ve highlighted before, which is a strong distaste among portions of the Democratic elites for actual politics/politicking. They don’t want to do the hard work of actually talking to voters, of having to develop a consistent repeatable message.
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
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What’s doubly wild is that this is not a new problem. You and others have been pointing this out for a long time. It’s not like Fox News is a new thing. Yet there has been consistent resistance among party leaders and donors to build a Democratic media ecosystem.
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thirdreconst.bsky.social
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As an aside, it’s remarkable how American elites completely and utterly capitulated and/or showed their revealed preferences here.

In the worst year sentiment-wise for an incumbent party in generations, with governing parties worldwide falling like dominoes, Trump couldn’t even hit 50%.
thirdreconst.bsky.social
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at will over private premises, and, as a rule this is tolerated so long as no damage is done. The remedy which the law affords for trifling trespasses of children is inadequate. No one ever thinks of suing them.”

Ryan v. Towar, 87 N.W. 644, 645 (Mich. 1901).
thirdreconst.bsky.social
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β€œThere is no more lawless class than children, and none more annoyingly resent an attempt to prevent their trespasses. The average citizen has learned that the surest way to be overrun by children is to give them to understand that their presence is distasteful. The consequence is that they roam
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I don’t think she ran a bad campaign, either. If anything, for an average consultant-addled Democrat, she did remarkably well. As an incumbent party candidate in a global anti- wave, she did *phenomenally* well (although perhaps that’s also attributable to Trump’s unique weakness and vileness)
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Lincoln ignored the court, and you can too πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§ @thirdreconst.bsky.social Β· 16h
My only disagreement with this otherwise extremely astute thread is that I don’t think that, overall, Harris ran a bad campaign. It could have been way better both tactically (weird, acknowledge and fight inflation, sound normal, etc.) and morally (Gaza, foreign policy), but
merovingians.bsky.social the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social Β· 17h
maybe the winner of a proper primary overcomes the global anti-incumbent swing but I wouldn't bet money on it. as soon as it became apparent America *wasn't* exceptional just because its pandemic response was better, it was over
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social Β· 17h
forcing Biden out was the single best and inspired thing the Democratic Party has done, as a party, in my lifetime. they actually proved that stopping Trump was more important than loyalty to the dominant faction of the establishment. it was a good thing!
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social Β· 17h
it's a weirdly neat explanation for a truly bizarre election. but it is what it is. Harris lost because she was tied to Biden, who was desperately unpopular because of generational inflation.
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social Β· 17h
this is completely inarguable to anyone who actually *looks* at the data we have
tiredgenerally.bsky.social Matt @tiredgenerally.bsky.social Β· 18h
if anything, he left the race far too late and singularly more at fault than anyone else for trump’s win
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social Β· 18h
β€œTell your children who the cowards were.”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net Β· 22h
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
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I’m also sort of sad he won’t run for senate. I might have told him to his face that he should primary Schumer lmfao
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I’m sad he won’t be deputy mayor but my god what wonderful news this is. Hopefully Alexa will drop out or they work something out.
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