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[-] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 222 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Why is fucking Newsom, the most neoliberal establishment motherfucker to ever walk the earth, the first Dem to figure out you can take these assholes down by just using their tactics against them?

It's like if Pelosi just walked down onto the the chamber floor and just started yelling "okay boomer" every time someone tried to talk, while going the fortnight dance.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 138 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't know, I think Tim Waltz figured it out and then the Harris campaign shut him down. The whether or not it works or not I'm not sure. Certainly doesn't look like anything's been taken down.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 121 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

TL;DR: calling fascists weird was and is EXTREMELY effective messaging and pivoting away from it was probably one of the top reasons for Trump being able to infest the white house again.

I think Tim Waltz figured it out and then the Harris campaign shut him down

100%. Without a shadow of a doubt. Never underestimate the ability of the DNC to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in order to please the owner donors and/or uphold arbitrary institutional norms.

The whether or not it works or not I'm not sure.

It ABSOLUTELY worked. Harris/Walz were far ahead in the polls while they were still calling weirdos weird and then they nosedived when they switched from that to the 1992 playbook.

The Trump messaging works by convincing people that the fascists are the only normal ones/the in group in a world taken over by abnormal and immoral people of the out groups

Even SUGGESTING that they might be just another out group rather than the only in group weakens the "everything our Dear Leaders say or do is correct because it's against the weirdos" narrative and more importantly the feeling of belonging and of being on the right side of history that the leaders of the cult have instilled in the followers.

Regular people have no problem being called weird (in fact, a lot of us actively celebrate our weirdness), but a fascist movement simply falls apart without the solid conviction that they're the only sane and normal ones.

This went a little longer than I intended, so I'll add a TL;DR at the top lol

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago
[-] dmention7@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

Regular people have no problem being called weird (in fact, a lot of us actively celebrate our weirdness), but a fascist movement simply falls apart without the solid conviction that they’re the only sane and normal ones.

Somehow I had never made this connection until just now! It always struck me that just calling them "weird" seemed so effective, since it's not even really an insult, but this makes complete sense.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I really can’t stand Newsom. The guy is some of the worst aspects of the Dem party (note I did not say “the left”) Virtually guarantees they’ll run him.

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Because he's also a narcissistic snake who has been self-interested and corrupt for years.

Which sadly, is exactly what we need to oppose the narcissistic snakes in power right now. We're just fortunate that he is finding success and support to his liking in being the opposition we wish we had.

I support the tactic broadly, I hope the rest of the so-called Democrats pick it up and start mountain an actual "get in the dirty trenches" opposition that declaws Trump's political capital.

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[-] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 80 points 1 month ago

That halo over Hogan's head is the biggest mistake I've seen from AI so far

[-] Zomg@piefed.world 8 points 1 month ago

Gotta appeal to who this is intended for

[-] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 68 points 1 month ago

LFG!!! Remember how "weird" almost took him out? This mud fight is long overdue. America could be the first country to resolve a civil war fought entirely through memes.

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 month ago

Newsom is going hard right now and I love it.

[-] Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 1 month ago

If Newsom would stop going hard right, I'd love it more.

[-] jcb20165@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 1 month ago

Probably some kid in the office making the memes and it getting signed off on.. Where was this when Biden was in office ?

[-] bus_factor@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

All over his Twitter? Pretty sure there were plenty of Dark Brandon memes, like the "just like we drew it up" tweet after the Super Bowl.

[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah, he had a gen Z social media coordinator coming up with some pretty good anti-Trump memes for a while. But then they just kinda stopped.

[-] possumparty 9 points 1 month ago

Hakeem Jeffries got offended and started screeching about decorum.

[-] SoupBrick@pawb.social 11 points 1 month ago

Still being focus group tested. Need to make the meme cringe enough to spread, but still push their messaging while avoiding any solid policies.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Damn I hate Newsom but whoever his PR team is theyr fucking killing it with shit like this

EDIT: Friggin autocorrect "new some" lol

[-] MystValkyrie 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If it comes to Newsom against Trump in the 2028 general elections, I'm writing in "Fuck America" on my ballot, since there are no current frontrunner candidates in either party who will defend my rights. But wow he made an ai slop meme. That'll show 'em.

[-] rbos@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 month ago

They count those as a vote for Trump. :)

[-] TotallynotJessica 10 points 1 month ago

Even more reason such a weak candidate can't be allowed to win the primary. Putting forward such a weak platform and demanding the base hold their noses didn't work in 2024, so why would it work again? Why leave things up the chance when every vote supposedly counts? 🙃

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[-] MystValkyrie 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Must be nice having a Democrat who hasn’t thrown you under the bus :)

A Trump presidency and a Newsom presidency would be identical for me, so in a way, either vote is a vote or Trump.

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[-] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I am bela and I approve this message.

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[-] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago

I'm heartbroken, Gavin Newsom is being the hero we need, even though he's definitely not the hero my trans ass wants

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

He also eats homeless people for fun.

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[-] pyre@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

when your fascist dictator is so bad patrick bateman starts looking good in comparison

[-] enki 15 points 1 month ago

Can somebody explain the context of this? Who are the people in the picture?

[-] doktormerlin@feddit.org 59 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

People:

left: Kid Rock
center back: Hulk Hogan
center: Gavin Newsom, Gov. of California
right: Tucker Carlson

Context: all except Newsom are Trump supporters (Hulk Hogan was, he died). Trump is known for posting stupid AI generated pictures in this style with people worshipping him. Newsome makes parodies of that.

[-] enki 6 points 1 month ago
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[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

God dammit…this is actually pretty funny.

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

So I guess his social media team is ramping up for his presidential bid.

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