Last warns against uncritical acceptance of Trump defectors
2 Yesterday 1:39 PM · 15h ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
Last cautions that as people leave Trump's camp, critics should not assume their maneuvering reflects a genuine embrace of liberal democracy, arguing instead that defectors should be "vetted."
“we should be careful not to assume that their maneuvering is a belated embrace of liberal democracy. They should be vetted.”
Jonathan V. LastGerard Baker Former Wall Street Journal editor-in-chiefJonathan V. Last Columnist, The Bulwark
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"It isn’t that Gerry Baker is incapable of calling something dangerous. It’s just that, to his mind, the only true endangerment emanates from Democrats. When it comes from a Republican, it’s a misunderstanding. Recklessness. *Insouciance*."
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"Gerard Baker—once upon a time the editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal—had a remarkable essay in the paper yesterday. Remarkable in its prissiness, foolishness, and cowardice." JVL breaks it down in today's Triad:
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"You pathetic worm. You mewling quim." You do want to read the whole thing:
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