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applegrove

(121,296 posts)
Thu Jul 18, 2024, 05:31 PM Jul 18

The GOP's Big, Mysterious Enemy: 'They'

The GOP’s Big, Mysterious Enemy: ‘They’

July 18, 2024 at 5:26 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 13 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/07/18/the-gops-big-mysterious-enemy-they/

"SNIP..............

Axios: “To Trump supporters speaking here, ‘they’ are responsible for Trump’s convictions in New York, his federal indictments, his multimillion-dollar fines in civil lawsuits, record illegal border crossings — and even the attempt to assassinate Trump last weekend.”

“In Trump’s MAGA world, exactly who ‘they’ are usually isn’t defined.”

“But it’s typically some combination of Democrats, the federal government, what the former president’s supporters call media ‘elites,’ and other shadowy forces.”

.............SNIP"

Applegrove ~ less of a verifiable conspiracy theory if they keep it vague. Also people get to fill in the blank with their favourite sinister entity. Allows for more unity.

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duncang

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2. Using they
Thu Jul 18, 2024, 06:28 PM
Jul 18

It also makes it convenient when the “they” shifts to a different boogeyman. They don’t have to think if some group is the focus of their attention.

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