The Rational League
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I’m a 35-year-old independent writer with a background in psychology. I cover social issues, politics, and current events through the lens of human behavior and power dynamics.
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Awareness Without Permission: Why MAGA Can Recognize Authoritarianism but Cannot Apply It to Itself
A psychological account of projection, loyalty, and moral insulation in an authoritarian movement
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December 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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The Lie of Trump Derangement Syndrome
How a Political Label Became a Shield Against Accountability
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December 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
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From Conservatism to MAGA: The Authoritarian Pipeline
How ideology becomes a perceptual filter
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December 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Debunking MAGA’s Pseudolaw: Why None of Their Justifications Hold Up
A guided tour through the statutes, treaties, and fantasies they keep misreading.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"The threats most often cited by Trump supporters, LGBTQ communities, immigrants, educators, scientists, have no measurable correlation with real harm."
MAGA Isn’t the Rebellion of the Oppressed: It’s the Backlash of the Once-Dominant.
A reminder that the most dangerous revolution is the one staged by people who were never oppressed to begin with.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"The threats most often cited by Trump supporters, LGBTQ communities, immigrants, educators, scientists, have no measurable correlation with real harm."
The vacancy of the MAGA mind is not stupidity but surrender, the stillness that follows abdication, the hush that descends when thought itself is outsourced.
#politics #MAGA #Democrats #republican #Trump #Authoritarianism
#politics #MAGA #Democrats #republican #Trump #Authoritarianism
The Vacancy of the MAGA Mind
The quiet relief of no longer having to think.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The vacancy of the MAGA mind is not stupidity but surrender, the stillness that follows abdication, the hush that descends when thought itself is outsourced.
#politics #MAGA #Democrats #republican #Trump #Authoritarianism
#politics #MAGA #Democrats #republican #Trump #Authoritarianism
How many steps away from “drug deaths justify executions” are we from “poverty causes crime, so kill the poor”?
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#MAGA #Democrats #Republican #currentevents
Follow my susbtack.
#MAGA #Democrats #Republican #currentevents
The Rational League | Substack
I’m Edward Harrington, a 35-year-old independent writer with a background in psychology. I cover social issues, politics, and current events through the lens of human behavior and power dynamics.
substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How many steps away from “drug deaths justify executions” are we from “poverty causes crime, so kill the poor”?
Follow my susbtack.
#MAGA #Democrats #Republican #currentevents
Follow my susbtack.
#MAGA #Democrats #Republican #currentevents
The Vacancy of the MAGA Mind
The quiet relief of no longer having to think.
therationalleague.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There is nothing more absurd, nor more revealing, than hearing white Americans speak of their “oppression.” No such oppression exists, nor has it ever existed. My New Article is out now!
A Letter to White MAGA
An attempt to bridge a divide that so many keep rebuilding with their own hands.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There is nothing more absurd, nor more revealing, than hearing white Americans speak of their “oppression.” No such oppression exists, nor has it ever existed. My New Article is out now!