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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by ok123456 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @10:46AM (#42712293)
"FJB" and "MAGA" are within the bounds of allowed political discourse and were encouraged.

"Throw the bums out" without any additional coherent political project is precisely what the elites allow and what allows them to maintain power.

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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by lenerdenator on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:48PM (#42714383)
I mean, if you want to ignore the fact that the JB was Joe Biden and he was quite literally President of the United States when that was a trend, sure.

Same with MAGA after January 6th.

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Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday by ok123456 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @01:29PM (#42714990)
Why would you have to "ignore" those facts?

It was a concerted effort to channel quiescently conservative voters into national electoral politics.

Neither of those challenged the super-structure.

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