That one-third carries guns and flags. Which as much as it makes us cringe, it carries with it political capital. The same kind of political capital that has shaped political landscapes for centuries or millennia.
We need to meet power with power, and shed this idea that civility and proceduralism is somehow inherent to democratic society. I would love to see the day my progressive allies pick up assault rifles and drive around with American flags stuck all over their trucks (or Subarus.)
There’s that ~30% idiot floor, once again.
That one-third of the population who gets to choose who rules the entire country.
That one-third carries guns and flags. Which as much as it makes us cringe, it carries with it political capital. The same kind of political capital that has shaped political landscapes for centuries or millennia.
We need to meet power with power, and shed this idea that civility and proceduralism is somehow inherent to democratic society. I would love to see the day my progressive allies pick up assault rifles and drive around with American flags stuck all over their trucks (or Subarus.)
I know and I fucking hate it