“Wealth has never sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism.”
— Robert ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette
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“They’ve gone from ‘All Lives Matter’ to ‘No Lives Matter.'”
— Dave Zirin on right wing anti-safety protesters at state capitals.
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“For far too long the African-American community has been the mistress of the Democratic Party. I’m gonna put that out there, I’m a proud Democrat. I am loyal, but I am not blindly loyal.”
– Nina Turner, Sanders campaign co-chair
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“We’re only as safe and secure as our most vulnerable citizens.”
— Astra Taylor
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“The enemy of intelligence it not ignorance. It is the illusion of intelligence.”
— Online comment
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“Fascists are always telling a story about a glorious past that’s been lost, and they tap into this nostalgia. So when you fight back against fascism, you’ve got one hand tied behind your back, because the truth is messy and complex and the mythical story is always clear and compelling and entertaining. It’s hard to undercut that with facts.”
— Jason Stanley, How fascism works
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“Trump encourages group protests against Democratic governors during a pandemic with scores of people refusing to wear protective gear, while his administration has insisted on testing visitors for coronavirus before meeting with the president or vice president.”
— Jeremy Scahill, The Moral and Strategic Calculus of Voting for Joe Biden to Defeat Trump — or Not
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“I think what we saw today is this deadly combination of traits by Trump in the middle of the worst crisis of the 21st century…. He’s incapable of relaying information accurately, number one, he sows confusion, he’s been indecisive as a leader, his delays, his incompetence, his ignorance has turned deadly.”
— Steve Schmidt, former Republican strategist, Trump destroyed by ex-GOP consultant for his COVID-19 ‘incompetence’: ‘His ignorance has turned deadly’
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“No one knows today which path the U.S. will take. But it’s going to be one or the other: The right or the left will emerge as the champion of the coming American rage. All we can do now is try to make the anger and its consequences rational, based on an accurate understanding of the world and the unnecessary sorrow we experience. We need to make people angry at the crime.”
— Jon Schwarz, The Democratic Party Must Harness the Legitimate Rage of Americans. Otherwise, the Right Will Use It With Horrifying Results.
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