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William Lindsey :toad: | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 "McCarthy’s lashing out at Dems after his own party dumped him, McHenry inflicting pain on former Dem leaders, and inane analysis egged on by Republicans, is sooo symptomatic of the current GOP.

Cruelty remains its most vital currency, the thing that unites them despite all their other divisions."

~ David Kurtz

#Republicans #McCarthy #McHenry #CrueltyIsthePoint 
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/kevin-mccarthy-ouster-speaker-gop-systemic
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William Lindsey :toad: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 "Lashing out, exacting 'revenge' for perceived slights, framing the world in a binary friend v. foe way is the quickest way to reestablish internally something that vaguely looks like unity. It’s also a flex for a new albeit temporary leader like McHenry.

There’s also an element of bullying rolling downhill, with the bullied and abused taking out their frustrations and acting out their damaged psyches by bullying and abusing others."

#Republicans #McCarthy #McHenry #CrueltyIsthePoint 
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29b839a5 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f884fa2b 
Yup. Full Tilt. 
It can be intimidating, but it's performative bluster.
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901e8043 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f884fa2b Yep. It’s just somehow never their own fault.
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444c74fa | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f884fa2b 

Hey, Kev.

Not out circus, not our monkey. Herd the cats or die by the cats.