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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

It worked on Al Franken, it worked on Katie Porter, so rightists and liberals will use continue to use this playbook because it works.

It is the same “weaponize religious purity” playbook that has been used by oligarchs for thousands of years.