• Phish [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    That’s the classic tactic. Find the absolute worst fringe takes and amplify them to paint an entire group with the same brush. It works pretty well since people are happy to believe the worst about their opposition.

    • Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      8 months ago

      They did this with feminism to get the mra and redpill community off the ground. Quite successfully damaged it to this day. People really bought into that whole psycho feminist sjw shit at the time.

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      8 months ago

      Even better. Make the cringe take yourself under an assumed name and then dunk on it.

      Consent manufactured.