This thread nails Republican messaging:

[Qutzupalotl]

“This is a thread on Republican messaging. The press doesn’t want to have a direct conversation with you about this. So as a former Republican who is now a consistent Democratic voter, I will. Thread.
“Here is the Republican message on everything of importance:
1. They can tell people what to do.
2. You cannot tell them what to do.
This often gets mistaken for hypocrisy, there’s an additional layer of complexity to this (later in the thread), but this is the basic formula.”

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[ShepKat]

1. I was listening to a ncpr segment on their 5 step strategy.

The war on pineapple - it explains what each of the 5 steps is and how they are implemented.

[link:https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/war-pineapple-on-the-media|

[Walleye]

2. Why they love guns. Point a gun at someone and you can tell them what to do

[dchill]

9. Also, when they're pointing the gun, no one tells THEM...

... ANYTHING.

[dchill]

3. This is so right on that it makes me need to puke.

It takes the collusion of the press to keep the Republican train on the track.

[KS Toronado]

6. You are so correct

With oligarchs owning most of the media and they love tax breaks & loopholes,
they'll always shade Rs good and Ds bad.

[hurple]

4. This needs unrolled

And shared everywhere

[BootinUp]

5. Simplified to its essence. Nice job. Nt

[LymphocyteLover]

7. So basically there is no reasoning with them, because they are selfish children

which we basically already knew

They just need to all go fuck themselves all the way off

[maryellen99]

8. If republicans take over and another pandemic happens

They’ll do nothing to contain it.

[Wednesdays]

10. Because that would involve telling people what to do. nt

[maryellen99]

11. Yep! Nt

R’s are nothing but a bunch of selfish people.

[Skittles]

12. excellent assessment

he gets it