Conservative Sen. Ben Sasse was just minding his own business, making an observation about Russia’s perception of America:
No one loves American-vs-American fighting more than Putin. His intel agencies stoke both sides of every divide.https://t.co/H6BwjHzokH
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
When neo-Nazi assclown Richard Spencer decided to chime in:
In the minds of goober conservatives, the Russians are to blame for racial divisions. https://t.co/CzpGfL6u4M
— Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) September 28, 2017
Big mistake, Richard. When you bring a pocketknife to an intellectual gunfight, you’re bound to get hurt. And boy, did this hurt:
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Oh let goobers & nongoobers agree on this: Racists like you are to blame. But Putin's agencies also love using you as their divisive tool https://t.co/DaD4XaNvI5— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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Don’t get me wrong: we’ll always have brown-shirt-pajama-boy Nazis like you & your lonely pals stoking division. But here’s America 101: https://t.co/SboVZmOuu2— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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You don’t get America. You said: “You do not have some human right, some abstract thing given to you by God or something like that.” https://t.co/ScXDGFcbGp— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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Actually, that's exactly what America declares we do have: People are the image-bearers of God, created with dignity& inalienable rights. https://t.co/d4orBrHJMw— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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Sadly, you don't understand human dignity. A person's skin, ancestry, and bank balance have nothing to do with their intrinsic value. https://t.co/5JsyVAKQRL— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
A-freakin’-MEN.
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This declaration of universal dignity is what America is about. Madison called our Constitution "the greatest reflection on human nature" https://t.co/NQluVs1KvA— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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You talk about culture but don't know squat about western heritage–which sees people not as tribes but as individuals of limitless worth https://t.co/VKNvDUXLtT— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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The celebration of universal dignity IS our culture, & it rejects your "white culture" crybaby politics. It rejects all identity politics https://t.co/Adlj9AvNPR— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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Sometime after moving back into your parents' basement, you knock-off Nazis fell in love with reheated 20th century will-to-power garbage https://t.co/XDTeATVGSe— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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Your "ideas" aren't just hateful, un-American poison–they're also just so dang boring. The future doesn't belong to your stupid memes. https://t.co/bNHSlf1uOx— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
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Get a real job, Clown. Find an actual neighbor to serve. You'll be happier.
Have a nice day. https://t.co/ToREd7VwDM— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) September 28, 2017
Sasse for the win!
@RichardBSpencer pic.twitter.com/mQ0pTLUJMs
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) September 28, 2017
Wherein a piece of garbage is thrown into a receptacle with grace and artistry https://t.co/L09bBy8gHh
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 28, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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