"This narrative about right-wingers in America is brilliant. I don’t know how it started or who suggested it, but it is a brilliant strategy on more than one level."
Actually, Tim Walz started the meme [1] on a morning talks show. Parker Molloy has a great essay on why this is working on her Substack column [2]
quote from the article: This obsession with being seen as "normal" isn't just about feeling good. It's a powerful political tool. If you can convince people that your way of life is the default, then anything else becomes a threat. It's why we see so much fear-mongering about the "radical left" or the "gay agenda" or whatever the boogeyman of the week is.
But here's where it gets interesting. By labeling the GOP as "weird," Democrats are flipping this script. They're challenging the very foundation of conservative identity politics. And boy, are conservatives not happy about it.
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By the way, I also played Dungeons and Dragons, was in Chess Club and band. And too BASIC computer programming in tenth grade LOL. (I didn't comic books however. I was already reading novels in fifth grade).
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