In their 2016 article “Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism,” social scientists Ronald Inglehart and Pippa Norris also locate Trumpism as part of a global right-wing movement that is channeling what they describe as “retro backlash.” This is a feeling “especially among the older generation, white men, and less educated sectors, who sense decline and actively reject the rising tide of progressive values, resent the displacement of familiar traditional norms, and provide a pool of supporters potentially vulnerable to populist appeals.”
Trumpism is doing the work of “accelerationism” — an ideology which holds that the destruction of the existing social order must be hastened, regardless of the human cost, so that a new and “better” world can be created. Trumpism is a means through which a right-wing, reactionary version of accelerationism is being enacted in the United States.
My addendum to this would be that anyone who actually cared about the sanctity of the Supreme Court and wanted it to be known as being above reproach – as opposed to putting one’s own power and fame first – would have stepped away from the nomination to begin with. So I don’t actually think shaming him into resigning is going to work at this point. I’d love to be proven wrong, however!
I don’t think Kavanaugh would ever resign out of shame*, but I think Kavanaugh might resign either to:
- Halt investigations that will eventually turn up criminal behaviour that is still prosecutable; or
- Salvage a relationship with their wife and/or daughters.
But I don’t think there is even a point in starting impeachment without Kavanaugh already in prison (I think if a supreme court judge were in prison the argument for impeachment might transcend politics to practicality).
“Sometimes it seems like the only consistent policy coming out of the White House these days is vindictiveness.”
JFC
Hahahah… wait a second, that wasn’t a joke? Lorne was totally serious about that idea.
States’ rights! Except don’t exceed federal laws! Why? Because fuck the environment!
Gotta love the irony of not allowing people in your orbit to testify in a hearing about your obstruction.
Because of course he fucking does.
He just can’t not make literally everything about himself, can he.
I thought about a clip from Greasers Palace- where the zoot suited Christ figure taps dances on the water- but I don’t think it aged well.
while David Spade, Bill Burr, and Jim Jefferies defended him during a panel on Spade’s Comedy Central late-night series on Monday night.
Well, these guys ought to be on notice, then.
a justice being arrested and held for any length of time would be a constitutional crisis in itself
especially if the court were in session and they were supposed to be voting on things
Meh. Otto Kerner was convicted for crimes committed in a former job as Governor of Illinois while he was sitting on the US Court of Appeals. While it is true that he did resign before finally going to prison, he continued to serve as a judge during the trial, after conviction, and during the appeals process.
So, if I’m understanding this correctly… all of the major auto companies have already sided with California on this. They’re all totally on board with CA’s emissions standards, and they’re actually extremely against rolling back the national standard, because it means they have to make two sets of cars and create a whole new distribution system; it’s a giant headache. There’s zero upshot to this – it will make cars more expensive, damage the environment, and hurt the industry. The only one profiting is the oil industry (from more fuel potentially being used) but CA and auto makers can just keep making more efficient cars; it’s their prerogative. So this boils down to just a dick move on Trump’s part and nothing else.
Yep
A lot of comedians buy into the “political correctness has gone too far” narrative. I get why they do, even though it’s bullshit. I like Jim Jefferies and Bill Burr, but they are both assholes.
You sound like someone who has just been dropped onto the planet and hasn’t had time yet to understand how things work here!!!
Soon to be followed by an NRA-like gag order on the CDC reporting meat-related outbreaks.
[sigh] Yet another reason to go local. I know our local pork processors and they are slow and careful.
“you should be Murdered in cold blood.”
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the “Pro-Life” movement!
