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The Fascistic Myth of Trump’s Special Connection to “Real America”
The mainstream political discourse needs to stop perpetuating ideas that form the bedrock of the extremist ethno-religious movement that has galvanized…
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Thomas Zimmer
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All the Wrong Lessons from Trump’s Rise
The justifications for CNN’s Trump town hall reveal the deeper pathologies and fallacies that have characterized the Trump discourse since 2016
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Thomas Zimmer
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Vigilante Violence Is Part of the Right’s Plan
The open embrace of violence plays a key role in the broader reactionary mobilization against democracy
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Thomas Zimmer
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How White Men Have Always Fought – and Thought of Themselves
The fallacies of Tucker Carlson discourse, what the Right *really* believes, and old-school white elite racism
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Thomas Zimmer
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The Sabotage of Twitter Is a Disaster for Democracy
Thoughts on Musk’s destruction of the virtual public square – and what democracy is losing
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Thomas Zimmer
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There Are No Decisive Victories for Democracy to Be Had Yet
Processing an extreme week in U.S. politics
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Thomas Zimmer
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America Is Sacrificing Its Children at the Altar of the Gun
Mass shootings are a political problem. A democracy problem. A uniquely American problem.
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Thomas Zimmer
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