Anti-Trump Republicans spewed hot rage, with distinct notes of schadenfreude. As an admirer of good screeds, I found many of them quite artful. The Atlantic’s Caitlin Flanagan described the rioters as “deadbeat dads, YouPorn enthusiasts, slow students, and MMA fans” who had “heard the rebel yell, packed up their Confederate flags and Trump banners, and GPS-ed their way to Washington. . . . They had pulled into the swamp with bellies full of beer and Sausage McMuffins, maybe a little high on Adderall, ready to get it done.” Flanagan didn’t bother visiting any Rust Belt coffee shops to better
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