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prodigitalson

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1. Confusing messaging that's easily exploited by the right is nothing new

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:19 PM

Jul 2

It didn't start with defund the police and LatinX.

Eat the Rich requires just enough explaining to make just enough people in the middle confused, just enough people on the left arrogant and just enough on the right emboldened to fuck up an issue the left should naturally win on. Like it's designed in a lab to do that but is probably just natural selection..just enough people in all camps do their part

In this case wealth inequality

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What's behind the "Eat the Rich" revival. [View all] multigraincracker Jul 2 OP

Confusing messaging that's easily exploited by the right is nothing new prodigitalson Jul 2 #1

I agree some of our messaging lends itself to equivocation that the right takes advantage of Ilikepurple Jul 2 #2

Even better dweller Jul 2 #3

i just found out there is a thing called aquamation. mopinko Jul 2 #6

Hard to get all of that on a readable bumper sticker. multigraincracker Jul 2 #4

Well, if they cut off your SNAP, you gotta eat something--- scientific studies show that Jack Valentino Jul 2 #5