Remember to make up some 90% statistic while youâre at it.
If you were a purse snatcher, and your victim gave chase as you ran away. And you were shouting âStop! Stop them!â The people on the street would be at least as confused enough to let you run past, as youâd both be shouting and calling for help. Itâs weaponized projection. Double speak. Itâs no more unintentional than using a Nazi salute and claiming it to be a gesture of endearment.
this is a brilliant observation honestly. every accusation or criticism levied against the fascists gets reversed in a âI know you are but what am?â sneer. it works for many reasons, and itâs part of the right wing playbook.
- accused of nepotism? flip it around and prosecute Hunter.
- accused of Jan 6 violence? bring up the George Floyd riots or antifa.
- accused of sexual scandal? point out Bill Clintonâs many accusers and Bidens hair sniffing.
- greed? bring up Pelosiâs insider trading.
- coercing abortion? they point to vaccines/mask mandates.
obviously none are equivalent in scale or scope, but they have truthiness to them at first glance. and just as importantly, like in your purse thief example, they redirect attention and create doubt⌠just long enough to avoid getting caught or face the wrath of the crowd.
it also works, esp in America, partly because the so-called opposition party is actually kind of a piece of shit and has been for generations. Dems profess to hate the extreme consequences of capitalism, but love capitalism itself and benefit from it. so they ultimately canât condemn it or offer long term solutions to the problems it creates. conservatives at least offer simpler solutions which all boil down to âhate who youâre toldâ and âobey your God King and youâll someday be rewardedâ.
