If I were a conspiracy theorist I would think that far right groups like PragerU purposely steal left wing talking points in order to further delegitimize them, because it makes liberals think we're extremist and further confuses the narrative that there are more viewpoints than just blue neolibs and red neolibs
This. Right wing populists have always appropriated left wing rhetoric and talking points and twisted them for their own ends, since they are trying to appeal to the working class and helping the working class is left's main objective. There's a reason why it was national socialists, not national liberals. The difference is of course that for the right it's just propaganda and PR, they don't plan on doing anything material.
Yes! Like they’ve explicitly done this in the past. This has been a left wing meme and someone on their social media team just simply changed the meme type
If I were a conspiracy theorist I would think that far right groups like PragerU purposely steal left wing talking points in order to further delegitimize them
I think they like Owning Liberals, and one classic means of Owning A Lib is to point at a liberal politician and say "They're playing you for fools!"
it makes liberals think we’re extremist and further confuses the narrative that there are more viewpoints than just blue neolibs and red neolibs
I think you're trying to get too deep on this and forgetting that conservatives stand for whatever liberals don't like, updated daily. They're going to say crazy shit because they're an organization run by terminally online internet trolls. And some of that shit is going to sound leftist, simply because they're throwing things at the wall to see what gets a rise out of people.
If I were a conspiracy theorist I would think that far right groups like PragerU purposely steal left wing talking points in order to further delegitimize them, because it makes liberals think we're extremist and further confuses the narrative that there are more viewpoints than just blue neolibs and red neolibs
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This. Right wing populists have always appropriated left wing rhetoric and talking points and twisted them for their own ends, since they are trying to appeal to the working class and helping the working class is left's main objective. There's a reason why it was national socialists, not national liberals. The difference is of course that for the right it's just propaganda and PR, they don't plan on doing anything material.
Or it’s not leftist or rightist to point out hipocracy. Makes people feel smart and superior so everyone does it.
I mean, fascists have aped off progressive language in the past so this isn't new territory.
Yes! Like they’ve explicitly done this in the past. This has been a left wing meme and someone on their social media team just simply changed the meme type
Ding! Ding! Ding!
I think they like Owning Liberals, and one classic means of Owning A Lib is to point at a liberal politician and say "They're playing you for fools!"
I think you're trying to get too deep on this and forgetting that conservatives stand for whatever liberals don't like, updated daily. They're going to say crazy shit because they're an organization run by terminally online internet trolls. And some of that shit is going to sound leftist, simply because they're throwing things at the wall to see what gets a rise out of people.
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