THIS !!!
#ADAMSERWER #RACISM
Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian men, and his only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty. It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his most ardent supporters to him, in shared scorn for those they hate and fear: immigrants, black voters, feminists, and treasonous white men who empathize with any of those who would steal their birthright. The president’s ability to execute that cruelty through word and deed makes them euphoric. It makes them feel good, it makes them feel proud, it makes them feel happy, it makes them feel united. ~ Adam Serwer, “The Atlantic”
Afghan ally dies in #ICE custody hours after detention. Why are we deporting those who risked their lives for #America? This raises trust issues and questions about our treatment of allies. #AdamSerwer #Immigration
An Afghan father who supported U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan tragically ...
A GIFT ARTICLE from #AdamSerwer who wrote the book
THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT. Thank You Adam.
ICE After Minneapolis
Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat.
Remember when the same writer who coined #TheCrueltyIsThePoint wrote about "the coming violence" after writing about the Second Redemption in The Atlantic, the week after the November 2016 election.
Yeah, he wasn't wrong.
#PaulKrugman #AdamSerwer
Krugman today refers to Adam Serwer’s essay in Trump’sfirst term. “The Cruelty Is the Point.”
We know Trump doesn’t care about other people. More than that, he loves cruelty: making people suffer, humiliating them.
It’s called sadism. Enjoying other people’s pain.
“Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and #power to stand up to the president, including, initially, the leaders of ABC—have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants themselves.”
#AdamSerwer in […]
To add to #adamserwer, the hypocrisy is the point
“Every #dictator who has ever cracked down on political #opposition has done so by rendering them internal foreigners in rhetoric and deed, invaders of the body politic who can justly be crushed likeinsects,” #AdamSerwer writes. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Unfortunately, behind a paywall, but even the free introduction is very worthwhile for anyone interested in America's education and debates.
A Q&A with Adam Serwer, a renowned writer for The Atlantic.
“The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself,”
“They want everyone […]
Please always cite #adamserwer for this insight - in 2018
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Cruelty is the point in this Second Redemption Era.
I see you, #AdamSerwer 🫡🖖🏼
#AdamSerwer is usually on point: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/11/tr...