👇🏼Via @emptywheel:
The Republican Party has become a criminal protection racket, and only Asa Hutchinson (and a wishy washy Chris Christie who helped it GET where it is) wants to take it back.
Folks: We actually don't KNOW whether the GOP is a dying party or a rising single party of an authoritarian state.
Unless and until the traditional press presents those as the stakes, it is very much unclear which it'll end up being. #media #fascism #Republicans
@GottaLaff @emptywheel I think it can't really die – or, at least, it seems structurally there are always 2 major parties that will seek balance. (One or both parties may shift dramatically, as we've seen, but I think not die.)
Both parties certainly have their authoritarian elements, so keeping the rise of authoritarianism in check is important.
"bothsides" is so far beyond a valid talking point at this stage...
@mentallyalex He’s also a Musk supporter, so…
@GottaLaff what a ridiculous thing to be in this modern era.
I grifted off Musk too, I get it. Being able to generate thousands of dollars in wealth of his bad decisions is a heady intoxicant.
But don't confuse earning money off his failings as *supporting* the guy. 🤢
He has more capitalist markers assigned to him than anyone else in the planet. He can support himself - he doesn't *need* us lessers and he certainly won't 'bolster us' up with him.
@mentallyalex @GottaLaff I don't earn money off him or support him in particular.
