• chosensilence@pawb.social
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    8 months ago

    Other media’s lapping it up to tell readers want they want to hear: MAGA is infighting, when in reality they are not.

    can you show me some examples of this not being the case? i am wondering where to look for an actual analysis on how MAGA is handling this letter, because i have seen several real world responses from his supporters that are extremely upset and feel betrayed. you’re saying this isn’t a sizeable group within his base? interesting.

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      8 months ago

      The above article quotes and sources major influencers, but if that’s not enough, go to the source:

      https://xcancel.com/RealAlexJones

      https://rumble.com/search/video?q=Epstein&date=today&section=date

      https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-shapiro-show/id1047335260

      https://tuckercarlson.com/

      seen several real world responses from his supporters that are extremely upset and feel betrayed

      Not sure what you’ve seen. But to be blunt, a few clipped Twitter screenshots or clickbait headlines filtering to Lemmy’s front page don’t paint a good picture. This place is a bubble… Like most of the internet. Twitter is, too, as its algo just shows you want you want to see, not a fair “slice” of activity.

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        8 months ago

        …no, i said real world examples lol. like a town hall meeting where people loudly booed Trump and it was a meeting specifically for his crowd.

        edit: this here - i can’t find a good clip that is just the event itself, sorry. searching nowadays is garbage but it is out there. this will give you an idea of what i’m talking about. there are more examples.

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          8 months ago

          Influencers are a good bellwater, they’re the heart of the MAGA movement. They go where their viewers want, which is (for now) attacking the WSJ and defending Trump.

          /r/conservative is still total Trump too: https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/

          I don’t know of any grassroots uprisings against Trump. Surveys will take weeks to percolate out, but the lack of documented rebellion kinda suggests voters aren’t turning on him in person, either.

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            8 months ago

            check the edit in my comment. i don’t know about a documented uprising or anything but people are vocally expressing disapproval and some are rather upset. trump almost got assassinated by a disillusioned conservative. these people are dangerous and unhinged even against themselves.