Yeah, I think you’re pretty on point. The rise of Trump did lead a lot of baby leftists towards embracing the DNC out of fear.
I suspect the rise of actual challenges to US hegemony contributed too. It’s easy to hate America when you know it has no serious challengers, you’re hate means nothing then. Now with a big scary superpower on the horizon, it gives you more incentive to embrace the status quo.
Hence “scratch a liberal and and a fascist bleeds.” Only the slightest inconvenience reveals fake leftists. Turns out leftism isn’t just rounding up tips for food drives.
Yeah, I think you’re pretty on point. The rise of Trump did lead a lot of baby leftists towards embracing the DNC out of fear.
I suspect the rise of actual challenges to US hegemony contributed too. It’s easy to hate America when you know it has no serious challengers, you’re hate means nothing then. Now with a big scary superpower on the horizon, it gives you more incentive to embrace the status quo.
Hence “scratch a liberal and and a fascist bleeds.” Only the slightest inconvenience reveals fake leftists. Turns out leftism isn’t just rounding up tips for food drives.