Where’s the old Kurt Eichenwald? You know, the fun guy next door who’d help his wife look up tentacle porn and get busted doing it? We miss that guy.
We can’t really say that Trump’s broken him, but he sounds … broken. He’s declaring America dead in a Twitter thread Tuesday. Guess we should mark it on a calendar or something.
5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
I accept: America is dead. We can't build or accomplish great things, we don't lead world in anything but defense $ and per capita ppl in prison.
Hatred and refusing to pay for what we need was the cause.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
We hear Canada is lovely.
…that America is dead is not a catastrophe, but historical inevitability. Empires rise and fall, always because of arrogance. We have believed we can borrow to infinity, ignore the basic requirements of a nation (like infrastructure), engage in war w/o paying for it. And no…
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
…these catastrophes are not caused by illegal immigrants, gay marriage, college that isn't free and all of the other dangling keys used to keep people distracted from our utter collapse. We could build things again, if we paid for it. We could do things again, if we paid…
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
…for it. We could have an economy with structural support if we understood that shifting trillions from the working class to the rich is an unsustainable model that always results in collapse. We worry about how much everyone can get now, without concern about….
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
…real jobs, or when our children become elderly. Selfishness, hatred, propaganda and deception have led us down this road. For years, I thought we could make it back. Neither party cares anymore about taking us there.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
…go to another developed country. You don't see telephone poles. Why? Because they buried their wires, using cutting edge cables. They dont have sewers with 150 year old pipes. They dont have an electrical grid that is already 25 years past its projected lifespan. They have….
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
…high speed trains, perfect highways, top electrical grids, modern-age power generation. Look at the airport in Seoul, then compare it to LaGuardia or O'Hare. And blush in shame. But the wealthy need tax cuts, so we have to decay. Then, when it all falls apart….
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
…they will board their still-tax deductible private planes and fly to their homes in London, France, Italy, leaving the suckers who thought the enemy were people in the same class with different opinions behind to wallow in the wreckage the rich created.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 23, 2018
We’re not sure where Eichenwald is moving to escape this hell, and we’re not sure why people keep crossing the border illegally to come here seeing as it’s so horrible. Why on earth would DREAMers fight to stay here?
We do have to agree that infrastructure could use improvement, especially in Democrat-run cities where a Twitter account keeps track of whether the Metro is on fire or not. Remember when candidate Barack Obama promised a network of high-speed trains, and when Joe Biden joined the push to “go big” on high-speed rail? And now California is already billions over budget for its bullet train, which is still in Phase 1.
We’d be happy to see all of these things improved — if the government would just get out of the way. But that would feed Eichenwald’s theory that the rich would just take the money and jet off to France. Oh well.
We’re also afraid a lot of Eichenwald’s non-troll followers have been reading Cory Booker’s poetry.
If this country hasn’t broken your heart, you probably don’t love Her enough.
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) January 22, 2018
No wonder “America first” hits some of these people like an acid attack.
You have put into words all the things floating through my head lately, sir.
Historically accurate. Perceptive from a world view; and not just the narrow "America first" POV.
Thank you @kurteichenwald https://t.co/IZjBXACZmh— Will Kennedy (@willkennedynews) January 23, 2018
This thread will break your heart because it's true https://t.co/KyRL2m28V9
— Cat Lady Scientist, MPH ??❤️ (@sciencecatlady) January 23, 2018
Sad, realistic thread. I think it's partially caused by the dumbing down of Americans who rely on feelings more than facts, have poor knowledge of history, and need instant gratification. It's as if we're living inside reality TV. https://t.co/D8NNKGwb3E
— Gershwin Forever (@GershwinForever) January 23, 2018
Wow, this thread is worth a read. Indeed, empires do rise and fall. Think about what would happen to you personally if you believed you could borrow to infinity. Arrogance and greed are running amok. https://t.co/16MF4Sw72L
— R. A. Fiallos (@1fiallos) January 23, 2018
This is terribly depressing. And although I fear he might be right, I'm not willing to go down without a fight. Maybe I'm still in stage 2. https://t.co/E4HlGduk6E
— TheSouthernLib (@HilbillyLiberal) January 23, 2018
While I am hopeful the country will eventually recover from the fall, I don’t expect it to be in my lifetime. #StillResist https://t.co/TC59cchfNg
— Betty B (@BettyB123) January 23, 2018
Thread. A savage and undeniably correct view of what America has become. Thoughts and prayers from the rest of the world. https://t.co/NRNumMXMZf
— Desley Andrew ??? (@DesleyAndrew) January 23, 2018
Thanks, rest of the world — but thoughts and prayers are not enough.
Kurt really nails how I'm feeling with this thread. Is this the pivotal moment for the Decline and Fall of America?#SaveTheRepublic https://t.co/hN5QSDTsA4
— Jeffrey K. Walker (@JkwalkerAuthor) January 23, 2018
Truer words I have not read on this subject. https://t.co/KAeGHM0s4M
— Susanne Cornist (@The_SCorner) January 23, 2018
This hits me in the gut. I've always thought I would have a much more fulfilling life somewhere outside of America. Some sense of loyalty and duty to try and stick it out and make things better keeps me here. But I don't know anymore. It might be futile to keep trying here. https://t.co/heT3WLr96k
— Alex Dye (@zadye23) January 23, 2018
Wow, Trump’s gonna be president forever, isn’t he?
If we knew what to say to give Eichenwald some hope … well, we’re all blocked, so it wouldn’t matter anyway.
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GOP would kill their own moms? Congrats Kurt Eichenwald, this is your dumbest tweet YET
