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Anti-speech laws are spreading from states to Congress, and the future of online speech could hang in the balance

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

As it was established by Nixon's Southern Strategy it's totally about preserving power (which they use for the highest bidders). Anger and hate keeps their base voting for them.

But their base is fickle, which is now Donald Trump seized the 2016 Republican Primary from everyone else. And while Trump is facing all his indictments and other player like DeSantis vie to take his place, that base will eventually find another Secret Hitler to fall behind.