1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org (@mmfa) did this study and been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
If you're going to stand beside this man, then stand beside him. Defend this. Mount an ethical defense of this behavior. Explain to those of us confused TDS sufferers what we get wrong when we are revolted by this vulgarity, by a man who is to be our standard bearer.
“We will call it roughing the passer.”
“But isn’t football a rough sport sir?”
“Very. But in this case, too high… flag, too low… flag, too late... flag”
“So if they time it perfectly, they can hit in the midsection?”
“Depends. If they do it softly, maybe. Too hard… flag.”
“And every four years, we will have suburban housewives in Pennsylvania choose a new president.”
“Just Pennsylvania, sir?”
“And Wisconsin and Michigan. And maybe Arizona, as a treat.”
“No one else can vote, sir?”
“They can vote but it won’t matter.”
"Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?" 🗳️
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