Adam Kinzinger

And I think, you know, even if this period that we're in right now has some sort of happy ending, I think, broadly speaking, that might be inevitable. I'm not sure. We'll see. Yeah.

And I think, you know, even if this period that we're in right now has some sort of happy ending, I think, broadly speaking, that might be inevitable. I'm not sure. We'll see. Yeah.

You know, it's interesting. A couple months after I wrote that piece, I stopped saying it because I didn't want to be like catchphrase guy. You know what I mean?

You know, it's interesting. A couple months after I wrote that piece, I stopped saying it because I didn't want to be like catchphrase guy. You know what I mean?

You know, it's interesting. A couple months after I wrote that piece, I stopped saying it because I didn't want to be like catchphrase guy. You know what I mean?

Yeah, you know, I wrote the book, obviously, because I had some things to say. And I just, you know, I wanted to... make the point more complex. So the book is more about sort of the ideological and historical currents that led to Trump to begin with. But, you know, I don't have a problem with people using the phrase.

Yeah, you know, I wrote the book, obviously, because I had some things to say. And I just, you know, I wanted to... make the point more complex. So the book is more about sort of the ideological and historical currents that led to Trump to begin with. But, you know, I don't have a problem with people using the phrase.

Yeah, you know, I wrote the book, obviously, because I had some things to say. And I just, you know, I wanted to... make the point more complex. So the book is more about sort of the ideological and historical currents that led to Trump to begin with. But, you know, I don't have a problem with people using the phrase.

I personally don't use it very much because I don't want to turn into say the thing, Bart. You know what I mean? Like, I just don't want to be that guy. Say the line, Adam.

I personally don't use it very much because I don't want to turn into say the thing, Bart. You know what I mean? Like, I just don't want to be that guy. Say the line, Adam.

I personally don't use it very much because I don't want to turn into say the thing, Bart. You know what I mean? Like, I just don't want to be that guy. Say the line, Adam.

I think for me, it remains the main political and human nature insight of the Trump people, which is that there is a kind of bond that is created when you get together to pick on somebody. And that's as true of elementary school children as it is of adults. And I think emotionally, when you involve someone in something like that, they then become invested in defending it, right?

I think for me, it remains the main political and human nature insight of the Trump people, which is that there is a kind of bond that is created when you get together to pick on somebody. And that's as true of elementary school children as it is of adults. And I think emotionally, when you involve someone in something like that, they then become invested in defending it, right?

I think for me, it remains the main political and human nature insight of the Trump people, which is that there is a kind of bond that is created when you get together to pick on somebody. And that's as true of elementary school children as it is of adults. And I think emotionally, when you involve someone in something like that, they then become invested in defending it, right?

So, you know, you look at these deportations to a gulag, like you know, when the Trump administration says they're the worst of the worst, their supporters want to agree with that because the opposite implication says something very nasty about them personally, right?

So, you know, you look at these deportations to a gulag, like you know, when the Trump administration says they're the worst of the worst, their supporters want to agree with that because the opposite implication says something very nasty about them personally, right?

So, you know, you look at these deportations to a gulag, like you know, when the Trump administration says they're the worst of the worst, their supporters want to agree with that because the opposite implication says something very nasty about them personally, right?

One of the aspects of this kind of politics of cruelty is that it invests people in the cruelty in a way that makes it hard for them to reflect and change course. And I think they very much understand that. Because if you've invested so much of your life in hurting innocent people, you don't want to believe that you're doing that. People want to believe they're acting in righteous ways.

One of the aspects of this kind of politics of cruelty is that it invests people in the cruelty in a way that makes it hard for them to reflect and change course. And I think they very much understand that. Because if you've invested so much of your life in hurting innocent people, you don't want to believe that you're doing that. People want to believe they're acting in righteous ways.

One of the aspects of this kind of politics of cruelty is that it invests people in the cruelty in a way that makes it hard for them to reflect and change course. And I think they very much understand that. Because if you've invested so much of your life in hurting innocent people, you don't want to believe that you're doing that. People want to believe they're acting in righteous ways.