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Teri Kanefield
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Yes, I think this.

I think the GOP sees Russia (among other things) as the savior of the white race:

More here:
terikanefield-blog.com/category/polit…
I also believe that the GOP is working with Russia because they want a Putin-style oligarchy. They're being destructive on purpose because they want to tear down our institutions. terikanefield-blog.com/putin-and-trum…
I've also been arguing that the GOP accepts Trump's lies because they know they're destructive.

Some of the base probably believe the lies. The more sophisticated members knowingly embrace lies.

I wrote about that here: slate.com/news-and-polit…
Cohen talked about that yesterday.
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I am going to answer this question because I believe it is sincere, and because I think the question goes to the heart of the problem.

By problem I mean this: How it was that “her emails” sank so deeply into the public consciousness . . .
1/ . . . that a large percentage of the population—even those who knew that no crime was involved—came to feel a nagging doubt.

At the same time, multiple federal felonies for which there is overwhelming evidence can slide under the radar.
2/ This is because a simple lie is easier to spread than a complex truth, and crimes involving fraud and deception are always a bit complicated.

The hush payment felonies are a relatively simple crimes compared, say to the TrumpRussia conspiracy.
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(Thread) Michael Cohen, the GOP, and the Cult of Leadership

Michael Cohen, in his riveting testimony Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight, illustrated how Trump’s Cult of Leadership operates.

The classic definition of a leadership cult comes from Robert O. Paxton👇
1/ In a leadership cult the followers look for a strong authority (always male) culminating in a national chieftain who alone is capable of incarnating the group’s historical destiny.

This is what Trump was getting at when he said, “I alone can fix it”
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
2/ Lies are an integral part of a leadership cult.

The leader’s utterances don’t have to be factually true—as long as they advance the group’s agenda.

The agenda always includes consolidating power. Truth is “whatever permits” the Leader to dominate others.
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(Thread) @LindseyGrahamSC's Absurd Argument
Graham says that the checks Trump signed reimbursing Cohen for hush money shows that Trump didn’t think he was doing anything wrong because “People don’t write checks” if they think it’s a crime.
1/ Graham’s rationalization overlooks a few facts:

💠Trump is not afraid to openly and brazenly break the law (and lie) in plain sight.

💠Trump carefully structured the transaction to hide the purpose of the payment, which is what we call consciousness of guilt.
2/

💠Given what is emerging about TrumpRussia, writing that check to Cohen was really the least of Trump’s lawbreaking. See: russia-investigation-summary.com/crimes/

💠As of February 2017, when Cohen met Trump in the oval office and Trump reassured him that his payments were coming. . .
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