Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @nytopinion: "The G.O.P. has reached the culmination of its long journey away from democracy," writes @PaulKrugman, "and it’s hard to se… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

What are the odds Trump orders them to stand down? What happens if he does? Not silly questions given where we are — PolitiTweet.org

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Anyone who might leave in disgust has already left. There is no bottom for those who remain. Don't expect any crimes, no matter how heinous, to make a difference 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And almost no elected GOPers have refused to go along. It's not just the humiliation of Rubio and Graham by Trump; it's the subservience of the whole party to madmen and thugs 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The basic story of the GOP is that it was taken over by plutocrats, who invited racists and conspiracy theorists into the tent because they thought it would help them cut taxes. Then they woke up one day and realized that the crazies were in charge 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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This brings back memories: right-wingers used to call me a Stalinist because I ... moderated blog comments https://t.co/WGmRCL4aoj — PolitiTweet.org

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Pedophilia is one sin that remains forbidden and unclean no matter how culture changes. And my guess is that very few people on the right know the story of Dennis Hastert ... 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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In the past this might have involved fantasies about lurid affairs and homosexuality. But when your standard-bearer is Trump, the former doesn't work, and homosexuality doesn't carry the cultural taint it used to. So what's left? 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Relevant passage 3/ https://t.co/jpZc1kZFcI — PolitiTweet.org

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Hofstadter's "The paranoid style" noted the preoccupation of conspiracy theorists with sex 2/ https://t.co/a9NFcVn122 — PolitiTweet.org

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A really good question. Someone should do a careful archival study of when pedophilia became the go-to accusation; did it start with Q or was it already there? But in a way it fits a pattern 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Not the most important thing, but Giuliani is up there with Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo as someone who pointlessly torpedoed his life. He could have spent all this time playing America's Mayor and giving lavishly paid speeches on leadership. But nooooo ... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Nate_Cohn: There's less confidence in the electoral system because people tried to erode confidence in it, not because of the way the e… — PolitiTweet.org

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Or maybe Pink Floyd said it better: The rusty wire / That holds the cork / That keeps the anger in / Gives way 7/ https://t.co/GuqIApu0zP — PolitiTweet.org

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He continues 6/ https://t.co/bvdTLKPO19 — PolitiTweet.org

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Henry Farrell — who is an actual political scientist — says that it's largely about the GOP's cynical breaching of norms 5/ https://t.co/LLw46iZBbJ — PolitiTweet.org

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But still awesome to see democracy under violent siege based on almost nothing 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The best guess is that it's about race — about white people infuriated by growing diversity. And maybe the GOP's cynical cultivation of racial hostility in the service of plutocracy encouraged it 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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And we're not like Mussolini's Italy or Weimar Germany, bitter over a catastrophic war and, in Germany, a catastrophic depression (no, it wasn't the hyperinflation that did it — it was the gold standard) 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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What's so astonishing about this is that it's not responding to any real grievances. No, the election wasn't stolen. No, Dems aren't Marxists — or pedophiles. No, BLM didn't go on a deadly rampage (but rightists did). And many of these people have fairly comfortable lives 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NormOrnstein: . @brianstelter You need to have a sharp focus on the culpability over the past many years of the mainstream media. @paul… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chrislhayes: A few minutes earlier and we could have had a mob beating senators to death. Please understand how close this came. https:… — PolitiTweet.org

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So it's not paranoid, given what has already happened, to wonder whether Trump allies will make any effort to avoid disaster — indeed, whether they won't try to make disaster more likely. 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Given that, the absence of any sign of remorse or regret is frightening. Many bad things can happen over the next 10 days, up to and including violent disruption of the inauguration itself. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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We're still learning about how the Capitol got stormed, but it seems obvious that responsible officials more or less deliberately avoided providing adequate security 2/ https://t.co/xxgwhKSIjV — PolitiTweet.org

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So all the Trumpists seem far more upset about losing Twitter followers than they are over a violent assault on the US Congress. This isn't just digusting; it's terrifying 1/ https://t.co/dhe8VCBy2v — PolitiTweet.org

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In my inbox, Americans for Limited Government, which purports to be a libertarian group that opposes govt intervention, calls for ... govt intervention to protect Parler. Bad faith in all things https://t.co/SoEn6RlfZZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TBPInvictus: (Corrects bad link) This is one of the best forecasts of Trump’s tenure. Aged beautifully. https://t.co/P1kgtGmGQs — PolitiTweet.org

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They were wrong on the substance, and they're hypocrites too — oddly silent when the GOP was in control. So it's now time to spend on good things and, you know, truly make American great again 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats should do all they can to boost the economy and deliver tangible gains to American families looking forward — mainly because it's good policy, but also because it's good politics. And when the usual suspects bray about deficits, tune them out 3/ — PolitiTweet.org