Don Morgan

Married, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. Retired community college teacher. For human equality. Pluralist.

Can Twitter encourage civil conversation?

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@CornelWest @WSJ Does democracy still matter, Dr. West? Perhaps your script is Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here": After a fascist takeover, there was a revolution that brought us back to democracy.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@Michell80070209 "Every" is a high burden. Many men have scary stories about women, and even more about a man,

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@natgrace79 Martin Luther King imagined a Letter to American Christians. I saw him preach this letter in the Fall of 1963 at Wesleyan University without notes. Below is a link to a transcript of the letter. You can Google an audio of him delivering it. https://t.co/H4Soqu2ptz

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@FreeDaveSchwab I'm all in for diplomacy!

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@joshjreynolds There is no US Church. Thank you First Amendment. It's mainly Evangelicals that support MAGA.

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@JustaCoinToss Incumbents of both parties often don't engage in primaries.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@FreeDaveSchwab @goawayyouidiots I believe strongly in democracy. That's why will not contribute to autocracy.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@FreeDaveSchwab Telling people she can win is misinformation. If you disagree with Biden, then still vote for him because democracy is at stake. Then have the patience, realism, and determination to work toward your values. That's what democracy is all about IMO.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@rdsathene No. Whatever disagreements I have with Biden, I can express them as a citizen in our democracy. A vote against Biden is a vote of no confidence in democracy. Your vote will help elect Trump. Vote for Biden and express your concerns as a citizen in our democracy.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, rips his former boss:

“What can I add that has not already been said? A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all ‘suckers’ because ‘there is nothing in it for them…

A person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about…

A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law.

There is nothing more that can be said. God help us.”

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@realkenwsmith @CornelWest @mrfishcartoons I have trouble putting disparate thoughts together. I have respected Cornel's writing, e.g. the book Democracy Matters. I think his candidacy is a mistake, but his policy goals are live options for me. He should not be accepting RW money.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@CornelWest @mrfishcartoons Are you concerned about autocracy?

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@ericweinstein Bret Stephens recent column in the NYTimes may be useful. Calling Trump voters names is counterproductive. There are some that know better and may deserve some colorful names, but many do need to be understood, and self-examination should be on the table.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@CormacLeech @tparsi Your profile suggests you are against autocracies! But you favor Trump?

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@PU28453638 We are the prey.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@CornelWest I agree with your concerns. You can't possibly believe you can win, so I assume you think it crucial to get your message out in the public square with an eye toward the future. Given your book Democracy Matters,I hope your plan is to bail if it becomes clear democracy is at risk.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

Somewhere on my "odd to wrong" continuum is the sense we shouldn't allow an election in our Constitutional Democracy to be between people who want to preserve that Democracy and those who want to abandon it. One way to deal with this is for SCOTUS to uphold the 14th Amendment.

[Don Morgan @newwakeupdon]

@CornelWest Your goals admirable.
Asking people to wait obnoxious.
Hope your plan is to make clear your principles and policies.
Support the Democratic candidate when it's clear your candidacy will bring our democracy to a halt.
Or is that the goal?
And then: It Can't Happen Here Scenario?