Thank you for writing this! It’s terrifying information. However, it confirms what those of us who’ve been watching closely in real time understand. That’s why people like Jay Rosen, Timothy Snyder, Ruth Ben Ghiat, Kristin Kobes DuMez, Katherine Stewart, Anne Applebaum, and others must be our guides. The old rules and norms are failing us!
Great piece, Reed. I was going to say that the inability of American liberals to understand that the game is not played by their rules is a failing. But their belief in norms is actually admirable, however, it clearly won't help them win elections. Here in the UK, the Liberal Democrats (closest thing to the Dems) are notorious for fighting hard and tough at a grassroots level. It is why they keep on being wiped out but bounce back time after time. What I find inspiring in this US election cycle, is that, at the grassroots, the Dems are waking up and feeling their power. If they get out the vote, they will win no matter what the MAGA crowd Tweet.
Reed - you are by far the best in a very crowded field. Awesome stuff. I signed up with jointheunion.us today. Because of your tight time frames and stretched staff, I note typos. Proofing on a very tight turnaround is a professional specialty of mine (Wall Street research reports) - contact me if you want me to proof in real time without delaying your publications.
Thanks, Reed. Scary stuff. That simulation must have been quite the experience. The events of 2020 have stuck with me like a bad dream. And then came January 6, 2021. But as you point out warnings have been falling around us all like hail stones for years. The "game' we are in is a game without rules...Let's not get lost in the weeds with MAGA's verbiage. It's like fighting a drunk. No wins in those fights.
Thank you for writing this! It’s terrifying information. However, it confirms what those of us who’ve been watching closely in real time understand. That’s why people like Jay Rosen, Timothy Snyder, Ruth Ben Ghiat, Kristin Kobes DuMez, Katherine Stewart, Anne Applebaum, and others must be our guides. The old rules and norms are failing us!
Great piece, Reed. I was going to say that the inability of American liberals to understand that the game is not played by their rules is a failing. But their belief in norms is actually admirable, however, it clearly won't help them win elections. Here in the UK, the Liberal Democrats (closest thing to the Dems) are notorious for fighting hard and tough at a grassroots level. It is why they keep on being wiped out but bounce back time after time. What I find inspiring in this US election cycle, is that, at the grassroots, the Dems are waking up and feeling their power. If they get out the vote, they will win no matter what the MAGA crowd Tweet.
Reed - you are by far the best in a very crowded field. Awesome stuff. I signed up with jointheunion.us today. Because of your tight time frames and stretched staff, I note typos. Proofing on a very tight turnaround is a professional specialty of mine (Wall Street research reports) - contact me if you want me to proof in real time without delaying your publications.
An excellent and timely piece. Here are my thoughts on how Trump came to be and how we can end this nightmare:
https://open.substack.com/pub/mmansour/p/how-trump-came-to-be?r=tcxup&utm_medium=ios
Thanks, Reed. Scary stuff. That simulation must have been quite the experience. The events of 2020 have stuck with me like a bad dream. And then came January 6, 2021. But as you point out warnings have been falling around us all like hail stones for years. The "game' we are in is a game without rules...Let's not get lost in the weeds with MAGA's verbiage. It's like fighting a drunk. No wins in those fights.
scary, and worth the read.