Clear distillation of the moral failings of Trumpism by Brooks. "a giant effort to narrow the circle of concern to people just like us" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o... - ThreadSky

lkfazio.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Clear distillation of the moral failings of Trumpism by Brooks. "a giant effort to narrow the circle of concern to people just like us"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/opinion/trump-vance-morality.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE8._YF_.4_wxgGNln2k6&smid=url-share

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dockellis10.bsky.social•1 day ago

He hates more than half, of that you can be sure.

kristenarden.bsky.social•1 day ago

Came here to say this. White cis Christian men are a minority, it's not even close. But this minority would not have the power it does without the support of white cis Christain women. Combined they are still not half. But the biggest factor is half of Americans don't vote. That must change.

mikewilsoninoz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hasn’t that been his goal since he was a toddler at Wm “Bill” Buckley’s knee, to narrow that circle of concern!

dmgerstein.bsky.social•1 day ago

David stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum. The goodest little boy who is very slow to find his own nose.

pcollirigger.bsky.social•1 day ago

When Trump says, "Everyone tells me that ..." he's referring to this narrow circle.

aahrens430.bsky.social•1 day ago

“Trump and Vance aren’t just promoting policies; they’re trying to degrade America’s moral character to a level more closely resembling their own.”

I appreciate when Brooks is angry. This entire article is spot on.

polkabone.bsky.social•1 day ago

What modern conservatism has wrought, David.

kenner3616.bsky.social•1 day ago

What about the moral failings of American voters who voted for Trumpism? They are responsible for this.

leegross.bsky.social•1 day ago

I've been surprised and disappointed by the unwillingness of the media and pundits - heck, by my fellow citizens, to call out our bad actor voters.

Maybe it's because it's too awful to accept.

kenner3616.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think that you’re right.

stemthebleeding.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's not even noble in a time of war, because the goal of war is ultimately to reduce the number of enemies in the battlespace, not create new ones.

This is binary pseudointellectual bullshit by someone whose idea of what combat involves comes from DOD sanitized interviews.

mfreeman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Brooks is like one of those hitters who strikes out all the time, but every once in a while just rips one with a gorgeous swing and everyone stands there saying, “He made it look so easy. Why can’t he do that all the time?”

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