• t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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    2 days ago

    Stewart has always had way too much faith in our institutions being inherently positive, and I fear it’s made him feckless at this critical moment. An institution captured by Nazis is a Nazi institution, and must be treated accordingly.

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      I feel like it’s a common gen X belief. So many men his age have just launched into unprompted lectures about civility politics when I’ve spoken with them on the topic…

      It’s so out of touch, who gives a fuck about the law? MAGA certainly don’t. I don’t either - the law is a broken tool, an empty promise of equality and fairness so the powerful can avoid the pitchforks when they do something to deserve it