@thomaschattwill All of Twitter is talking about her message, so it's tough to suggest it's had no impact.

@thomaschattwill In what book/essay did Zweig write that?

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@thomaschattwill Ah mon Dieu. Quelle phrase sublime.

@thomaschattwill The fact that the whole thing is tax deductible just sticks in my craw.

@thomaschattwill Wauw that one is so apropriate for so many of such gestures

@thomaschattwill This is such a bad criticism of AOC. She's a lawmaker who actually does try to pass policies to tax the rich, it's not just performative.

@thomaschattwill The Jan 6th insurrectionist would take comfort in this quote…

@thomaschattwill From what position of certain knowledge does one say AOC's gesture contains no risk and has no impact?

@thomaschattwill To be fair though …she is actively supporting (and I think creating) legislation to do the very thing her dress is saying. This was obviously a stunt for chatter…which it’s clearly achieved. But…she is fighting to walk the walk. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@thomaschattwill Except she's in Congress & is affirming a position that's justified considering how little rich pay compared to middle classes. Granted it wld have been both more ideologically daring, but also, I think, more philosophically incontrovertible to say have the Pentagon tax us less!

@thomaschattwill Well said. But why is every "red carpet" event an excuse for Halloween costumes?

@thomaschattwill @benshapiro Perfect !

@thomaschattwill But all love and respect here…. Wasn’t it just an art fundraiser, at a fancy art gallery, where fancy designers ask famous people to wear their art? I mean I know she was also trolling but are people overthinking it?

@thomaschattwill It's narcissism all the way down.

@thomaschattwill Hey @thomaschattwill , should billionaires and multi-billion dollar corporations pay any more in taxes? Instead of talking about how AOC delivered the message let's talk about what actually matters.

@thomaschattwill "Every gesture of resistance which is void of either risk or impact is nothing but a cry for recognition." It’s not a line from a book, even if many would suspect the Chess novella, but Stefan Zweig said it in Buenos Aires, at a PEN-conference in 1936.

@thomaschattwill Thank you for bringing Stefan zweig back to the mind. He is one of the few Germany writers who could ever make German feel like a beautiful language.

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@thomaschattwill Sounds like an apt description of Twitter.