ONG0ING WAVES OF MASS HYSTERIA ARE HOW DEMS MAINTAIN POWER:
This “free Palestine” movement is a social contagion. None of these people have any knowledge of the history of the conflict or the current politics of the region.
It’s just the latest thing to show off, like the trans movement or a new pair of Nikes.
— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) September 20, 2026
The United States has been leaping from one moral panic to the next: Black Lives Matter, MeToo, George Floyd, and now data centers plus the specter of AI-driven human extinction. In every case a genuine problem exists, but the threat is inflated out of all proportion and the…
— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) September 20, 2026
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