Krugman Hits a Grand Slam

In five simple tweets, Nobel economist Paul Krugman has laid bare the true nature of the Rethuglicans and all of their fellow RWNJs.

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/

Whatever propaganda they are selling you today, look at these handy points to see through to the truth.