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Those people you describe, Trump was never going to get them anyway.I'm dubious of the widespread efficacy of this at this point. In the past I've definitely agreed with it but more and more I see more "moderates" who are just digging in their heels and NeverTrumping harder than before. They're actively shutting their eyes and ears to a lot of what's coming from the left because I guess they feel if they pay as little attention to it as possible they can't be influenced by it. They had low-key TDS before that was barely kept in check and being presented with evidence that it was misfounded is, instead of curing it, causing a flareup. It's not that they support what the left is doing, but they're willing to ignore it or just kind of view only the most positive (in their minds) aspects of it.
Maybe that's just my experience though.
The ones he's getting are the readers of JK Rowling's books, wearers of Drew Brees's jersey and watchers of Gone With The Wind. The see their idols getting cancelled and know the mob would be happy to do it to them too. So of course they're not going to say anything. But they see it.
And once again the collective wisdom of the base proves itself to be better than that of a bunch of high paid poltical pundits. People who work jobs like Tucker Carlson or Ben Shapiro or Erick Erickson, the kind where you don't even need to shower after a day's work, have overly cerebral ways of approaching personal conflicts.He's said outright that if he had his way no cities would have to burn down over this, and the military would already be there on day 1 of rioting to show them that this can't happen in a civilized country.
They're the kind of people, that if some unknown person was repeatedly stealing food from the office refrigerator, they'd address everyone and ask them to stop. Or they'd put a note on the door that said the same. Or they'd send an email to HR.
Tucker's audience is the kind of people that would make Ex-Lax brownies, stick them in the refrigerator, set back and let nature run its course.
Which one do you think is more effective?