Thomas J. Main

Prof. Baruch College, Marxe School, CUNY. Author, "The Rise of Illiberalism" (Brookings 2022) and "The Rise of the Alt-Right" (Brookings 2018).

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@jjfThompson The problem is that if the new government that suits you better involves keeping another people in a condition that doesn't suit them at all, like slavery, then you have violated their rights and have no right to "revolutionize."

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@realTuckFrumper It's astonishing that a brilliant actress, known for her portrayal of an iconic character of American literature, can't get work for no reason except her support of Trump.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

Lee, against the good advice of his 2nd in command, attacked head on the obviously impregnable Union position at Gettysburg, thereby losing the battle and the war. For that reason alone he can't count as one of the best generals. https://t.co/a72D5LSlrh

[Duke 🌲 @RnK41DA]

Best generals in US history:

1. George Washington
2. Robert E. Lee
3. George S. Patton
4. Stonewall Jackson
5. Andrew Jackson
6. Ulysses S. Grant
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
8. Horatio Gates
9. John J. Pershing
10. Douglas MacArthur
11. Omar Bradley
12. Nathan B. Forrest

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@BlueandWhite62 Lee, against the good advice of his 2nd in command, attacked head on the obviously impregnable Union position at Gettysburg, thereby losing the battle and the war. For that reason alone he can't count as one of the best generals.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

Flash: In the end Nixon resigned in disgrace and was a failure. Demonizing the opposition doesn't work in democratic politics, not even in the pretty short term. https://t.co/iTHrIvfD0c

[Mark W. @DurhamWASP]

“Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.”

Richard Nixon

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@DurhamWASP Flash: In the end Nixon resigned in disgrace and was a failure. Demonizing the opposition doesn't work in democratic politics, not even in the pretty short term.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@VDAREJamesK Well folks here you have the illiberal right ideology summed up: The idea of America is a really awful idea. If you have any respect for this country at all you have to reject the illiberal right and the more mainstream political actors who enable them.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

"She never received a single vote." Flash: Harris received nearly 100% of the votes of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, most of whom were chosen by primary voters. So, yes, she received plenty of votes. https://t.co/rfOE7PXtjk

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@realJeremyCarl "She never received a single vote." Flash: Harris received nearly 100% of the votes of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, most of whom were chosen by primary voters. So, yes, she received plenty of votes.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

A good argument for ending the electoral college and going to a popular vote system for presidential elections. https://t.co/ezrB0nVVQB

[UBERSOY @UBERSOY1]

"reading a book by yourself will undoubtably have a much larger impact [on the election] than a single vote in a deep blue state"

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@UBERSOY1 A good argument for ending the electoral college and going to a popular vote system for presidential elections.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

If "there is no country" why vote for Trump or anyone? No one can be president of a country that doesn't exist. If you really believe what you say, stand down and give people who at least believe there is an America a crack at doing what they can to make the nation work. https://t.co/ndTkFVYuAE

[Kevin DeAnna @VDAREJamesK]

There is no country. This is the point. We are close to it being meaningless to even speak of "the national interest," or "our fellow citizens" or even "America First."

Most of the people brought in recently are here solely because they have no common interests with us.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@VDAREJamesK If "there is no country" why vote for Trump or anyone? No one can be president of a country that doesn't exist. If you really believe what you say, stand down and give people who at least believe there is an America a crack at doing what they can to make the nation work.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

Just a bus and people getting off. No indication they are Harris supporters. And if they are, what's the point? If they're not from Allentown they won't be able to vote when their registration is checked at the poll. No conspiracy and no proof. https://t.co/6G6FTuy61z

[Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec]

BREAKING: We just found the bus that is bussing in the Kamala supporters in Allentown PA!

Another ‘conspiracy’ proven 100% right

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@JackPosobiec Just a bus and people getting off. No indication they are Harris supporters. And if they are, what's the point? If they're not from Allentown they won't be able to vote when their registration is checked at the poll. No conspiracy and no proof.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

Yes, there were plenty of days deadlier than Jan. 6. But on no other day was there a effort to foil, by a violent attack on Congress, the peaceful transition of presidential power. That was no joke. https://t.co/I5JhflDOZ4

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Can YOU think of any days that were deadlier than January 6?

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@TheBabylonBee Yes, there were plenty of days deadlier than Jan. 6. But on no other day was there a effort to foil, by a violent attack on Congress, the peaceful transition of presidential power. That was no joke.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

Flash: "The rights of the first-born" have never existed in the U.S. Such rights are primogeniture: the first born inherits everything. That is necessary only in aristocracies to preserve the family estate and title. But aristocracy is probably what Buchanan wished we had. https://t.co/BFKWpqo7jE

[Mark W. @DurhamWASP]

“What can be said for a man who would allow his home to be invaded by strangers who demanded they be fed, clothed, housed & granted the rights of the first-born? What can be said for a ruling elite that permits this to be done to the nation?”

Pat Buchanan, born 2nd November 1938

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

@DurhamWASP Flash: "The rights of the first-born" have never existed in the U.S. Such rights are primogeniture: the first born inherits everything. That is necessary only in aristocracies to preserve the family estate and title. But aristocracy is probably what Buchanan wished we had.

[Thomas J. Main @ThomasJMain]

Everyone has the right to challenge an election if they don't think it's fair. Then all you have to do is prove it. If, after 60+ court cases, many recounts, etc., you've got no proof, you have to concede. Every defeated presidential candidate in American history has done so except Trump. See you at the polls! https://t.co/JRJyo381nu

[Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec]

Jaime Raskin just publicly admitted he’d challenge the election on Jan 6 if he didn’t think it was fair

This is the same thing Trump did