The Profound Hypocrisy of the Republicans Depicted

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The Profound Hypocrisy of the Republicans Depicted by Paul Krugman in Five Brief Tweets

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/28/17...ief-Tweets

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One key lesson of 2017 was that everything liberals have said about right-wing hypocrisy was true -- in fact understated 1/

The religious right claimed to care about moral values, but is fine with a guy who cheats on his third wife with a porn star; it was never about morality, it was about patriarchal privilege 2/

The flag-waving super-patriotic right is fine with people who colluded with Russia, and in fact is eager to help in the coverup, because it was never about patriotism, just about power 3/

The economic right is fine with policies that actively discriminate against clean energy in favor of coal, because it was never about free markets, it was about rewarding special interests 4/

And of course the law-and-order right is fine with demonizing and trying to destroy the careers of dedicated law enforcement officials if the pursuit of justice happens to threaten Republicans 5/

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