None of what they're doing is popular. There is a *market* for resistance and demand greatly outpaces supply at the moment. The companies and politicians that figure this out first are going to be the ones that ride the wave. - ThreadSky

zingherpolisci.bsky.social • 16 days ago

None of what they're doing is popular. There is a *market* for resistance and demand greatly outpaces supply at the moment. The companies and politicians that figure this out first are going to be the ones that ride the wave.

Reposted from Brendan Nyhan

This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

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ddr3ck.bsky.social•16 days ago

💯

dcmcollectibles.bsky.social•14 days ago

"Democracy dies in fear"

friedrichmoser.bsky.social•16 days ago

I agree! Someone needs to step forward and say: But the emperor has no clothes!
Tariffs, no tariffs, some tariffs, no tariffs, fired, rehired, fired again... The incompetence is staggering. In the end, we are talking about a demented con artist and a drug-riddled Nazi pretending to run a country.

mjs3082.bsky.social•16 days ago

Precisely.

mari2023.bsky.social•16 days ago

Politicians betraying their constituents bring a lifetime of shame. Life after politics is not a death sentence.

yuricult.bsky.social•14 days ago

What I don't understand, and maybe this is just nativity why these politicians are so scared of being primaried but not the fact that our country (seems to be) is tanking???

banjofiend.bsky.social•14 days ago

Because their number one priority by a huge margin is holding onto power by staying in office. They are addicted to it and constituents or the Constitution or the country are secondary by a mile.

clarajeffery.bsky.social•16 days ago

Amazing that Murphy and AOC maybe aside, not many probably presidential candidates see the lane yawning before them.

postmistress.bsky.social•16 days ago

I don’t think Patty Murray is running for president, but she’s also been good.

hoptimusprime.bsky.social•14 days ago

Pritzker does. Has since day one.

thefool37.bsky.social•16 days ago

Pritzker

lfillingham.bsky.social•14 days ago

Governors do.
(Some are fooling themselves, but a number are not.)

slous.bsky.social•16 days ago

pritzer.

roldie.bsky.social•14 days ago

Pritzker and Walz

beefkazenzakis.bsky.social•16 days ago

That proves that the majority of them are both cowardly and dumb. What the hell are we doing here.

offtheupright.bsky.social•16 days ago

The majority of them still ultimately see him as a popular president. If/when their perception of that changes, they will all magically find their spines

strangetimes33.bsky.social•14 days ago

Ron Wyden has been spitting fire also.

strangetimes33.bsky.social•14 days ago

Jasmine Crockett

various-threnodies.bsky.social•16 days ago

The contrast between what Murphy is doing & Newsom doing a podcast with Charlie Kirk is just nuts.

zingherpolisci.bsky.social•16 days ago

Costco told the anti-DEI crowd to go pound sand and not only didn't pay a price, but increased market share. There is a demand for this type of pushback.

zingherpolisci.bsky.social•16 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/peark.es/post/3ljqg7btqpk2v

panicatthedogpark.bsky.social•16 days ago

This is exactly correct. CostCo Appreciation Day is Saturday. Wear blue!

1smith4theroad.bsky.social•16 days ago

That could have just as easily been written in 1933 Berlin or ironically, in the 1937-9 NY Times.

bigbadfab.bsky.social•16 days ago

Sounds like those scared little politicians could use a little campaign finance reform

demandside.bsky.social•16 days ago

This is so absolutely correct.

craiggrannell.bsky.social•16 days ago

You’d hope so. But Brexit happened in 2016 and even now scant few businesses are full-throated in talking about the damage it did and still causes. We’re nearly a decade into this mess now. I hope the US can find its voice much more rapidly.

andyo.bsky.social•16 days ago

We must speak out! This song has been important to me since I heard it as a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

americanwoman54.bsky.social•16 days ago

HOLY SMOKES! This is not your grandmother's or mother's version of the original Simon and Garfunkel song since I don't know how old you are. BUT IT IS AWESOME visually and musically- what a voice he has. I looked them up as I do love Metal, and they are from my hometown. Thanks for posting this.

elleydancer.bsky.social•11 days ago

I love this version too!!

br0kenfaery.bsky.social•16 days ago

I hope every single rep and senator who idly stand by or kiss ass get primaried.

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