It is time to educate ourselves about the gifts our republic bestows, recognize our republic requires continuous nurturing, bolster our democratic institutions and processes, and reject conspiracy theories and false narratives designed to polarize us and pit us against each other
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The reasons for yesterday’s criminal assault on our Congress and election process are many. But foremost among them is the sad reality that President Trump and other officials have repeatedly compromised our principles in pursuit of partisan advantage and personal gain.
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Those who engaged in disinformation and demagoguery in pursuit of self-interest abdicated their responsibility to the American people. It was, in every sense of the phrase, a dereliction of duty.
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The good news is that our institutions withstood this latest stress test. We should celebrate the fact that all have a say in how we are governed.
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We must demand more from our political parties and elected officials, and work together to restore our confidence, self respect, and respect for our fellow citizens.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
You mentioned that we should reject conspiracy theories - I'd like to hear your thoughts on Trump's subservience to PUTIN, and if you think it's all a big coincidence that Trump was NEVER *ONCE* critical of PUTIN's role in the 2016 Election. Is "Russia-gate" a conspiracy theory?
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@LTGHRMcMaster
You’re absolutely right, General, but this cannot make any progress without both required civics education and very tight regulation of what “US History” is taught throughout our educational system.
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@SpiroAgnewGhost
How about we start accepting that racism is a thing, that coddling Confederacy was the worst decision in American history, or calling for sociopathic heirs like Erik Prince out for their crimes?
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@LTGHRMcMaster
Its time for people like yourself to begin to call out those in govt that spread conspiracy theories and false narratives. We need to enact legislation that holds elected officials accountable for knowingly spreading lies, disinformation and propaganda.
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@billm9
Thus speaks the 1%, not wanting to see upheaval directed in an intelligent way, to get rid of the parasitic rule of/by/for the 1%. Class war, not race war. The "gifts" we get are killing us.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
start by having elected public officials take a mandatory class and write an essay on the meaning of Duty, Honor, Country.
(i know you know what that means - but some of us have forgotten)
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@LTGHRMcMaster
You must mean Facebook, Google and the rest of the tech companies that enabled and amplified all of this. Then there are the defense contractors who profited from the revolving door, while Trump sold weapons and nuclear technology to enemies.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
The American Philosophical Society issued such a statement last May, hopefully it becomes actionable in public policy.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
Education doesn't interest your president's fans. The only solution is to identify and round up yesterday's seditionists, try them, and throw the book at the guilty. All in a very public manner, to "educate" potential copycats that faux-patriot cosplay carries a steep price.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
Unfortunately, sir, the sources of how people self-educate seem to be of questionable content.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
You need to do some reflection, because you are culpable as well as anyone who enabled Trump. Using this moment to stand up and speak out feels like it’s too little too late.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
Truth will set America free. It’s sad to see citizens so deluded and befuddled by politicians that they will attack the heart of their own country.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
There's only one person who needs to recognise that, and make an immediate admission of responsibility and explain to the people what was wrong about yesterday.
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@LTGHRMcMaster
The data needs to be updated but ...
“The results indicate that patterns of far-right radicalization ... [is] a complex contagion process, in which reinforcement is required... social media usage and group membership enhance the spread of extremist..”
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@LTGHRMcMaster
No. You wear some of this! Your patriotic duty was to scream from the rooftops how crazy unstable and dangerous he was!
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