For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.
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May 24, 2018 • 42 tweets • 13 min read
1. As a reformed liberal, much of my personal social media feed is still a showcase of this particular brand of mental illness. One of the latest bits of propaganda I've seen circulating is an animated video from a far-left blog that details "How to defeat authoritarianism."
2. It's #Resist pravda. There's not much of a subtext at all, because it depicts with cute accompanying illustrations how Trump uses each of these 5 time-tested techniques that "all authoritarians use."
Mar 9, 2018 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
1) After hearing today's news re: @realDonaldTrump and North Korea, I am reminded of how thankful I am that Trump was elected president. I remember during one of the debates when Hillary was asked a question about her strategy concerning ISIS.
2) She prattled on about how she would build a coalition with the Iraqis to fight them (as if that hadn't been our "strategy" for the last decade), then she name dropped a bunch of Iraqi cities. To a lot of people on the left...