A Princeton historian taught a writer from conservative “National Review” a lesson Sunday — on Twitter.
Historian Kevin M. Kruse responded to a tweet from “Review” writer Kevin D. Williamson about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Here is the exchange from Storify:
Here are some of Williamson’s responses:
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@DC4L60 @KevinMKruse @LOLGOP Main GOP failing on that front is that it’s always looking for a stopping point before it is time.
— Kevin D. Williamson (@KevinNR) October 19, 2015
@DC4L60 @KevinMKruse @LOLGOP Yeah, yeah. GOP record on the issue is in fact pretty good all the way through.
— Kevin D. Williamson (@KevinNR) October 19, 2015
@SilentMars @KevinMKruse The actual shift began in the 1930s, but never mind reality, right?
— Kevin D. Williamson (@KevinNR) October 19, 2015
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That was so sweet!! The one thing GOPers excel at and that is lying
So basically, National Review writer makes stupid and unsubstantiated point on history he only barely comprehends, is thoroughly refuted by an actual historian, then responds by agreeing with himself and ignoring the historian altogether, pretending like everyone agrees on his main point and there are just silly quibbles around the edges.
Yup, sounds about par for the course, typical of right wing echo-chamber politics at least since the 1990s, and tracing roots back much further than that (not that history before the Clinton Dark Ages actually, you know, counts or anything).
Twitter and Schooled–two words that should never be used together.
Thank you Prof. Kruse! Now send some tweets to Joe Scarborough and company.
Nixon kept a unicorn in the White House and Henry Kissinger commuted to work every day on a rainbow. Refute that, historian!