Democracy Under Threat
The GOP’s Tell
Trump Republicans often mask their bad behaviors by projecting offenses onto their opponents. What about allegations of stolen elections?
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4 min readApr 10, 2023
“He said, ‘Son, I’ve made a life out of readin’ people’s faces
And knowin’ what their cards were by the way they held their eyes‘”
– Kenny Rogers
While Conservatives are fond of referring to Liberals as “snowflakes,” it is the Republican party that has perfected the use of politics based on victimhood:
- Lose access to your distribution channels because you got greedy? Gaslight your subscribers into believing that Liberals are de-platforming Conservative views.
- Are you a washed-up actor who longs for the glory days? Blame your unemployment status on your conservative viewpoints.
- Upset that the press uncovered 30,573 lies the last president from your party told? Deflect from the truth by categorizing such coverage as “media bias.”
For all of the claims that Conservative voices are being silenced, the GOP has actively engaged in censoring the opposition in states…