Salil Wadnerkar
@rohshall.bsky.social
Finding my way around the world.
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I’m not quite entirely persuaded by this essay but goddam it is very good and bracing. Really worth a read.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
A Disease of Affluence
Trump's supporters are not motivated by economic anxiety, but by its opposite.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I’m not quite entirely persuaded by this essay but goddam it is very good and bracing. Really worth a read.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
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Mitch McConnell helps create villains and then tries to gaslight us into thinking he’s fighting the villains. 🤦🏻♀️
December 14, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Mitch McConnell helps create villains and then tries to gaslight us into thinking he’s fighting the villains. 🤦🏻♀️
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If we weren't at such a weird moment in history, the collapse of Assad's regime would be widely understood as a huge success for the Biden administration, which pursued sanctions on Russia and Iran as well as Syria, armed Ukraine and thus weakened Russia, and supported Syrian democrats and activists
December 13, 2024 at 7:05 PM
If we weren't at such a weird moment in history, the collapse of Assad's regime would be widely understood as a huge success for the Biden administration, which pursued sanctions on Russia and Iran as well as Syria, armed Ukraine and thus weakened Russia, and supported Syrian democrats and activists
Though the election was a disaster, one good thing to have come out of this election is the death of identity and victimhood politics. You can't woo voters of colors with feel-good nonsense when the inflation is high. Democrats got this if they just re-focus on the real issues.
November 18, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Though the election was a disaster, one good thing to have come out of this election is the death of identity and victimhood politics. You can't woo voters of colors with feel-good nonsense when the inflation is high. Democrats got this if they just re-focus on the real issues.
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Every second wasted on whether Haley can thread some mythical needle is one that could have been spent rebuilding political journalism to meet the challenge of covering fascism. Right now, what we have is a machine built to cover the Haleys of the world, failing to report fully on Trumpism.
January 17, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Every second wasted on whether Haley can thread some mythical needle is one that could have been spent rebuilding political journalism to meet the challenge of covering fascism. Right now, what we have is a machine built to cover the Haleys of the world, failing to report fully on Trumpism.
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It's really common for people in abusive relationships to enable their abusers by producing elaborate rationalizations for how standing up for themselves will just make the abuse worse. Hard not to see stuff like "this will just make trump a martyr!" in this light
How many times does this have to keep not happening before people will stop claiming it’s gonna happen
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Two States Ruled Trump Off the Ballot. Will It Help or Hurt Him?
Some critics say the battles over the former president’s ballot status are [highlighting begins] turning him into a martyr [highlighting ends] and eroding faith in American elections.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lyspo2bgxpznqtug5ir2q33g/bafkreihj3i7ejfz6syx7r6cbmefsyspn2abcavpzfbrdsky3dfumfbpfbi@jpeg)
December 30, 2023 at 5:51 PM
It's really common for people in abusive relationships to enable their abusers by producing elaborate rationalizations for how standing up for themselves will just make the abuse worse. Hard not to see stuff like "this will just make trump a martyr!" in this light