Nicholas Adams
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WHO WOULD HAVE TO VOTE TO CONVICT HIM FUZZY MIKE? WHO WOULD BE THOSE VOTING SENATORS?
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
WHO WOULD HAVE TO VOTE TO CONVICT HIM FUZZY MIKE? WHO WOULD BE THOSE VOTING SENATORS?
Nobody said it should be a preoccupation of the left/liberal party. That’s why the writer has emphasized, about a dozen times, that this is merely something recognized as true by political scientists. But social media users steadfastly refuse to read the words being written.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Nobody said it should be a preoccupation of the left/liberal party. That’s why the writer has emphasized, about a dozen times, that this is merely something recognized as true by political scientists. But social media users steadfastly refuse to read the words being written.
I *thought* that was Manish’s new coat! He’s a writer on Permanent Style. This was his first bespoke coat commission. It looks incredible on him.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I *thought* that was Manish’s new coat! He’s a writer on Permanent Style. This was his first bespoke coat commission. It looks incredible on him.
www.permanentstyle.com/2025/05/whit...
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Yep. And that’s why, once again, for democracy to function, you need a conservative party committed to democracy strong enough to suppress or defeat other conservative/fascist impulses. We don’t have that anymore.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yep. And that’s why, once again, for democracy to function, you need a conservative party committed to democracy strong enough to suppress or defeat other conservative/fascist impulses. We don’t have that anymore.
Yep. They suck hardcore and they engaged in dirty tricks for which the word is “treason.” They also engaged in peaceful transition of power after free and fair elections, which is what we’re talking about.
I am saying a very specific thing that the other people in this thread are dissatisfied by.
I am saying a very specific thing that the other people in this thread are dissatisfied by.
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yep. They suck hardcore and they engaged in dirty tricks for which the word is “treason.” They also engaged in peaceful transition of power after free and fair elections, which is what we’re talking about.
I am saying a very specific thing that the other people in this thread are dissatisfied by.
I am saying a very specific thing that the other people in this thread are dissatisfied by.
You shouldn’t, unless you want a functioning democracy. 🤷🏼♂️
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You shouldn’t, unless you want a functioning democracy. 🤷🏼♂️
Why are you so committed to missing the point?
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Why are you so committed to missing the point?
I have not once mentioned the Republican Party. I have never claimed they’re strongly committed to democracy. Nor have I claimed we HAVE a functioning democracy. Please, if we’re going to talk on Gore’s internet and not just act like bots or rage trolls, read what is being said.
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I have not once mentioned the Republican Party. I have never claimed they’re strongly committed to democracy. Nor have I claimed we HAVE a functioning democracy. Please, if we’re going to talk on Gore’s internet and not just act like bots or rage trolls, read what is being said.
No. But okay. You refuse to follow the syllogism. It’s fine, let’s row in the same direction, I guess.
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
No. But okay. You refuse to follow the syllogism. It’s fine, let’s row in the same direction, I guess.
Eh, I think from basically Ford through Bush II is probably the period of greatest commitment to democracy by the con party. It was brief, but it was there.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Eh, I think from basically Ford through Bush II is probably the period of greatest commitment to democracy by the con party. It was brief, but it was there.
BUT EVEN IF IT HAD, would you say our democracy has been functioning well? This is the point.
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
BUT EVEN IF IT HAD, would you say our democracy has been functioning well? This is the point.
I don’t know how old you are, but since you can read, no it hasn’t. Conservatism’s compromise with democracy has always been weaker than liberalism’s, but it’s not been fascist since you were born.
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I don’t know how old you are, but since you can read, no it hasn’t. Conservatism’s compromise with democracy has always been weaker than liberalism’s, but it’s not been fascist since you were born.
This and my follow-ups explain what political scientists mean when they say this. bsky.app/profile/nich...
You’re entirely missing the point. Again, nobody’s saying they should be in charge, but you cannot eradicate conservatives. Let me put it a different way:
If you have a con party that doesn’t believe in democracy, it will attempt to subvert it (as the gop is doing), and your d will stop functioning.
If you have a con party that doesn’t believe in democracy, it will attempt to subvert it (as the gop is doing), and your d will stop functioning.
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This and my follow-ups explain what political scientists mean when they say this. bsky.app/profile/nich...
ERGO, in order for your d to function, you NEED a strong con party committed to democracy. There is no way around this. Political scientists are not saying you should want the con party’s policy outcomes. They’re just acknowledging that you need them to exist.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ERGO, in order for your d to function, you NEED a strong con party committed to democracy. There is no way around this. Political scientists are not saying you should want the con party’s policy outcomes. They’re just acknowledging that you need them to exist.
So for your d to function, you need your con party to be committed to democracy.
If your con party committed to d is weak, it will be taken over or replaced by a con party not committed to democracy and your d will not function.
If your con party committed to d is weak, it will be taken over or replaced by a con party not committed to democracy and your d will not function.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So for your d to function, you need your con party to be committed to democracy.
If your con party committed to d is weak, it will be taken over or replaced by a con party not committed to democracy and your d will not function.
If your con party committed to d is weak, it will be taken over or replaced by a con party not committed to democracy and your d will not function.
You’re entirely missing the point. Again, nobody’s saying they should be in charge, but you cannot eradicate conservatives. Let me put it a different way:
If you have a con party that doesn’t believe in democracy, it will attempt to subvert it (as the gop is doing), and your d will stop functioning.
If you have a con party that doesn’t believe in democracy, it will attempt to subvert it (as the gop is doing), and your d will stop functioning.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
You’re entirely missing the point. Again, nobody’s saying they should be in charge, but you cannot eradicate conservatives. Let me put it a different way:
If you have a con party that doesn’t believe in democracy, it will attempt to subvert it (as the gop is doing), and your d will stop functioning.
If you have a con party that doesn’t believe in democracy, it will attempt to subvert it (as the gop is doing), and your d will stop functioning.
It is, stupidly, a natural moral/political posture, and you can’t get rid of it. Take any political position, you will find something to the left of it and to the right. No matter what you do, you’re going to have conservatives. And you need them to be congenial to democracy.
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It is, stupidly, a natural moral/political posture, and you can’t get rid of it. Take any political position, you will find something to the left of it and to the right. No matter what you do, you’re going to have conservatives. And you need them to be congenial to democracy.
Y’all are entirely missing the point of the need. It’s not that they should be in charge. It’s that without a pro-dem con party, you get fascists and no democracy at all.
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The obvious reason for this is that there are many people, perhaps half, who naturally attune to preferences for tradition over change, natural hierarchy over egalitarianism, and domination over cooperation. If you can’t get those people on board with your govt system, your system will collapse.
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Y’all are entirely missing the point of the need. It’s not that they should be in charge. It’s that without a pro-dem con party, you get fascists and no democracy at all.
bsky.app/profile/nich...
bsky.app/profile/nich...
Sadly. bsky.app/profile/nich...
The obvious reason for this is that there are many people, perhaps half, who naturally attune to preferences for tradition over change, natural hierarchy over egalitarianism, and domination over cooperation. If you can’t get those people on board with your govt system, your system will collapse.
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sadly. bsky.app/profile/nich...
The obvious reason for this is that there are many people, perhaps half, who naturally attune to preferences for tradition over change, natural hierarchy over egalitarianism, and domination over cooperation. If you can’t get those people on board with your govt system, your system will collapse.
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The obvious reason for this is that there are many people, perhaps half, who naturally attune to preferences for tradition over change, natural hierarchy over egalitarianism, and domination over cooperation. If you can’t get those people on board with your govt system, your system will collapse.