Weekly Roundup: One God, One Country, One Leader - On Leaving the Realm of Democracy

Straight White American Jesus · Nov 20, 2021 · 8m

Brad and Dan discuss the censuring of Rep. Paul Gosar for his tweet depicting him as an anime character killing Rep AOC. This leads to a bold, but evidence-based thesis: There is no good Republican party. If it ever existed in the first place, it is now gone. What has taken its place is a party founded on Trumpism, grievance, and fascist tendencies. After providing evidence for this thesis, Brad and Dan ask two questions: What happens in parties and states where contradicting the leader is the only reason a member is punished? What happens when such parties/states give their authority a…