After posting it as an Instagram story (I know, gross, but sometimes you’ve got to slum it to reach certain people), I fairly quickly had an interesting DM conversation that echoed a few of the sentiments in this NPR piece that’s now making the rounds/getting rightfully dunked on.
Some specific points of overlap:
As the NPR article concludes: “It’s harmful to our politics because it becomes more difficult to conduct politics and find that middle ground on issues.”
So (cracks knuckles)… Did he just get carried away in the moment? Totally possible. Was dropping “motherfucker” a fully-calculated political move? Also quite possible. Are we all talking about it? Absolutely.
Here’s the thing about his reaction: he’s either 1) honestly passionate enough about gun control that he he let his emotions take hold or 2) a savvy enough politician to know that a…
