Its turn away from governing to the cynical exercise of power and obstruction is an intentional, strategic decision made by its elite and exercised by those who do the work of the institution. So long as this strategy works, it is unreasonable to believe that we'll see any significant changes to how the party functions going forward.
A parable of politics gone horribly wrong. Not that anything like this could happen in real life. But if it did, and your shoes ended up pissy, it's probably your own damn fault!
103 Years of Wisdom
MAYBE WE SHOULD STOP EXALTING PEOPLE AND START EXALTING IDEAS
When an entire community tells you that they are being abused, do something to end the abuse.
The problem isn't Cancel Culture, per se. The problem is the overlap between capital and the public discourse. When advertising dollars rest on what a person says, capital will often become the priority when the norms of discourse are violated.
THE WAR AGAINST RACIST REPRESENTATIONS
Chapter 2: The Sociological Perspectives Section 2: The Conflict Perspective
YOU CAN'T REASONABLY UNITE WITH NAZIS WITHOUT CONDONING NAZISM
SOME PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ON THE CAPITOL BUILDING SIEGE
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