The asymmetry of “civility”

Normally, I just save good twitter threads for quick hits, but this twitter thread is too good so I want to make sure you don’t miss it.  Political Scientists Lilliana Mason on how the roots of Republicans obsession with being outraged by liberals lie in the fact that the Republican party is the identity politics party– the white identity politics party.  Just read it:

There needs to be an honest conversation about asymmetric expectations of civility. (Thread) https://t.co/8QnOwfwfjN

— Lilliana Mason (@LilyMasonPhD) June 26, 2018