Liberal College Professor recommends Biden "Declare War" on Republicans

[FreeAndClear]

@zantax

@zantax

Jong-Fast cited Richardson’s claim that a focus on going after Republican “authoritarians threatening our democracy” would be like former President Abraham Lincoln going after southern slaveholders in the Civil War.

So the Atlantic saying it, no material difference.

The Fox News article saying it but the Fox News article also calls republicans authoritarians. Probably not a good thing to rely on

[JimmyC]

Did Lincoln campaign on declaring war on slaveholders?

[zantax]

@JimmyC

Did Lincoln campaign on declaring war on slaveholders?

Not arguing this, let’s see what voters think, if we aren’t at war.

[JimmyC]

“Civil war” is not in The Atlantic article. You fell for the Fox spin.

[Guilds]

@FreeAndClear

Yes but authoritarians and republicans are the same thing… apparently?

Not all Republicans…

he could spend more time trying to direct Americans’ attention to the threat posed by the Trump-directed Republican Party, which is consolidating power at the state level and turning against democracy in large numbers.

[e7alr]

My memory of history is that he campaigned for the legal abolishment of slavery, not a call to declare the slaveholders enemies.

[Guilds]

@zantax

As if we missed the reference to civil war and slaveholders amazing.

Isn’t that what Lincoln did to garner support?

[Rodeo]

@NJBob

Cool, you found an idiot on the Left, now broad-brush everyone on the Left.

That’s how it works, right?

One could accurately argue that is a technique learned from and perfected by leftists.

[zantax]

@JimmyC

“Civil war” is not in The Atlantic article. You fell for the Fox spin.

Ah got it now, Atlantic was paywalled, still a really cruddy thing to write, that he should target Americans as enemies to prop up his sorry ass poll numbers.

[zantax]

@Guilds

@zantax

As if we missed the reference to civil war and slaveholders amazing.

Isn’t that what Lincoln did to garner support?

Support for what?

[FreeAndClear]

@zantax

@JimmyC

“Civil war” is not in The Atlantic article. You fell for the Fox spin.

Ah got it now, Atlantic was paywalled, still a really cruddy thing to write, that he should target Americans as enemies to prop up his sorry ass poll numbers.

Authoritarians.

You guys “battle” against them daily

[Guilds]

@zantax

Support for what?

To keep the Union together.

[zantax]

@Guilds

@zantax

Support for what?

To keep the Union together.

Keep,going, what happened next, I am on the edge of my seat.

[JimmyC]

The South fired on Fort Sumter

[DougBH]

@JimmyC

The context of the article is that presidents need to define an enemy in order to garner support. If you read the article you will see she didn’t say to literally declare war, it was used in a figurative sense. And not against Republicans, against authoritarians threatening democracy.

Step one: define Republicans as authoritarians threatening democracy.

[gooddad409]

@Roxiebelle

It’s like I always say, and progressive liberal marxists prove me right every time, is that they are always guilty of what they accuse others of, it never fails.

Every single time! They are clearly the authoritarians.

Get jabbed or lose your jobs for example. Fire your employees that don’t get jabbed or face 750,000 fines.

There are many other examples of course.

They are pushing for socialism.

[gooddad409]

@e7alr

Of course the question is who is the authoritarian? Who is trying to rule by mandate? And who needs a manufactured enemy, a punching bag, to distract from record and try to change the narrative?

Sums them up nicely.

[Guilds]

@DougBH

Step one: define Republicans as authoritarians threatening democracy.

he could spend more time trying to direct Americans’ attention to the threat posed by the Trump-directed Republican Party, which is consolidating power at the state level and turning against democracy in large numbers.

[DougBH]

@Guilds

@DougBH

Step one: define Republicans as authoritarians threatening democracy.

he could spend more time trying to direct Americans’ attention to the threat posed by the Trump-directed Republican Party, which is consolidating power at the state level and turning against democracy in large numbers.

Factions within parties occur all the time. How are those who support Trump “authoritarian”?

[zantax]

@Guilds

@DougBH

Step one: define Republicans as authoritarians threatening democracy.

he could spend more time trying to direct Americans’ attention to the threat posed by the Trump-directed Republican Party, which is consolidating power at the state level and turning against democracy in large numbers.

Yes and? That’s the vast bulk of Republicans.