Conservatives have shown they have a blind spot for perceived persecution, at least from the perspective of moderates on the sidelines.

It leaves conservatives open to being conned by everything from Chinese electronics manufacturers [1] to bankrupt reality TV stars [2]. Misconstruing TOS agreement violations as censorship persecution makes it easy for billionaires to win conservative admiration without actually doing anything.

[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/foxconn-sharply-scales-back...

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/us/politics/trump-save-am...