Matthew MacWilliams

Author of ON FASCISM, Authoritarian Scholar & Political Practitioner

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

The ABCs of Insurrection

A is for American Authoritarians.

Approx: 18% of Americans are highly disposed to authoritarianism. Another 23% are one step below them on the authoritarian scale. Check out the Am Authoritarian Index in my book. @GraceTatter @GrahamVyse @tribelaw

[Shannon @gardengirl125]

Can a Republican please explain to me why you voted for this? Seriously, I want to know.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The AfD's mission is to rehabilitate the image of the Nazi movement.

One leader's license plate is an open tribute to Hitler.

A top AfD official said about migrants, "We can always shoot them later...or gas them."

Another described Judaism as the "inner enemy" in Germany.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

I think this should be kind of a big deal: @elonmusk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

Trump on Liz Cheney: ‘Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her’ - This Trump should be rejected by every politician, leader, and member of 4th estate in this country. If this isn’t a bright Red Line crossed, what is? https://t.co/zdLa7Rzm6d

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election - NBC News….Supreme Court overturns District and Appellate Court rulings to purge voters in Virginia. Shame, shame, shame! ⁦@USSupremeCourt⁩ https://t.co/heTAqlObem

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

Trump Is an Authoritarian. So Are Millions of Americans - POLITICO. A reminder from 2020. This is a battle for the future of America. https://t.co/cd4bwPhaor

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

Mark Cuban doesn’t understand how business people or hard working Americans would vote for Trump | Fortune. Thank you Mark Cuban ⁦@mcuban⁩ for standing up and speaking out. You have true grit. https://t.co/ooYn4O72Fv

[Thimbles @Thimble27968308]

@rickperlstein Sorta like what's described in this piece by @MatthewMacWill1 in 2016?

https://t.co/t6BEwYyKp0

They are birds of a feather, of course they'll goosestep together.

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

The Washington Post will not endorse a candidate for president - The Washington Post. SHAME! SHAME! The Post shreds its own motto. https://t.co/vY9OYOgAK3

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

Trump’s radical view would test the military - Defense One…Great article! Check the choice, and my quote, at the end. If Trump elected, military is the last check. What will they do? See 1934 parallel. https://t.co/i95ZB5Bufn

[Calli Jones @Calli_Jones]

this is an unbelievable (and scary) read, @MatthewMacWill1 you gained a lifelong fan

Go read this people!!!

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

Strike Two for Equal Justice Under Law. Trump judicial appointees are hollowing out the meaning of the rule of law and democracy. Another sad day and talk about weaponization! Decision timed for beginning of RNC. Shame, shame, shame

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Judge Cannon just did the unthinkable: She dismissed the Trump classified documents case on the repeatedly rejected basis that DOJ violated the Constitution’s Appointments Clause by appointing Special Counsel Smith at all! DOJ must appeal right away. On SCOTUS, only Justice Thomas took that view in Trump v. United States. This finally gives Jack Smith an opportunity to seek her removal from the case. I think the case for doing so is very strong.

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

@DanielBice Cut and paste. Cut and paste….whoopsie

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

“By shielding Trump from standing trial before a jury in two of his felony cases, Trump’s three appointments to the Supreme Court, along with the even more MAGA Justices Alito and Thomas and Judge Aileen Cannon, have already irreparably interfered in the 2024 election.”
https://t.co/zx7vBzvf5D

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

@tribelaw Like many Americans, I no longer have any faith in the Supreme Court and much of the federal judiciary. It has been hollowed out by the billionaire backers of the Federalist Society and pkiant political elites — like MCConnell.

[Matthew MacWilliams @MatthewMacWill1]

@abbydphillip @RepDonaldsPress He is dissembling and hateful.

[Petros Fassoulas @PetrosFassoulas]

Sobering read by @MatthewMacWill1 about the drop in consistent support for democracy across Europe, referencing also
the polling & research @EMInternational did together with him in 2022.

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https://t.co/fwORiplQof

[Petros Fassoulas @PetrosFassoulas]

We must give citizens direct access to the decisions that affect them, by making our democracy more participatory, so their contact with democracy (and their affinity towards it) doesn’t just depend on casting a ballot every 4-5 years.

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[German Marshall Fund @gmfus]

🚨 "This is an emergency that, if left unchecked and uncorrected, portends a dangerous future for the Continent."

For @PoliticoEU, GMF Cities fellow @MatthewMacWill1 calls for a greater understanding of young Europeans' declining support for democracy. https://t.co/QRxGgHZ1y4

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Jefferson Davis wants you to know that he had nothing to do with trying to destroy the United States -- he says it should all be blamed on his wife.