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Re:Religious fervour is migrating into politics by maxerickson on Sunday March 28, 2021 @11:21AM (#26611097)
It probably isn't that simple though. This article puts forth that there was likely more going on, with the Tweets being the part that it was easy for people to be loud about:

https://mynewbandis.substack.com/p/my-new-band-is-teenage-mi...

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Re:Religious fervour is migrating into politics by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday March 28, 2021 @11:40AM (#26611245)
Even if this is true, the point is the trend that made the Tweets so easy to be loud about. It's abnormal and frankly dangerous to have an environment where "she said offensive things a decade ago in high school" is a stronger objection than "she's totally unqualified for this role".
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