• hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
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    5 hours ago

    Yeah, Trump isn’t what’s killing free speech.

    Trump is a symptom, not the cause: conservatism is the real problem here. I keep saying this, but as long as we keep allowing conservatives to reach positions of power, shit like this – and worse – will keep happening.

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      1 hour ago

      Trump is both a symptom, of some deeper underlying issues, and a cause, of feed-forwarding those same issues - e.g. amplifying their power and their spread beyond what they would have done without his help.

      Many people thought that Ron Desantis would take Trump’s place - that speaks to Trump being a mere symptom. However, Ron had no chance to win the the overall presidential election - that speaks to how crucial Trump is specifically to it, in its current form I mean.

      The Alt Right Playbook, by Innuendo Studios, describes conservatism so much better than I ever could though.