If There Was Ever Any Doubt That Republicans Don’t Like Democracy…

This threw it out the window.

Matthew Maniaci
Thing a Day

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A wall with numerous pieces of graffiti and stickers on it. Positioned prominently in the middle is a poster of Donald Trump’s face in front of an American flag with the words “YES WE KLAN” printed on the bottom.
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

So, I woke up on this lovely Friday morning, and one of the first things I saw was this:

That put me in a sour mood straight away, let me tell you.

For those who don’t recognize him, that’s Jack Posobiec, an alt-right commentator and activist who has been a long-time Trump supporter. He spent some time being a correspondent on One America News Network, a news station that manages to be to the right of Fox News, and at one point interviewed a known Neo-Nazi with whom he had helped spread the Pizzagate conspiracy.

Look, I don’t know how much more there is to be said about how much Republicans legitimately want to end American democracy. They have been saying it quietly for a while now, and at this point they’re saying it loudly. What else is there to say? Project 2025 is scary enough without them, and I cannot stress this enough, explicitly saying that they want to literally end democracy.

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Matthew Maniaci
Thing a Day

I write about everything from my experience with mental illness to politics to philosophy. Much of my so-called "wisdom" is from Tumblr dot com. He/him/his.