• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Political echo chambers have been in “Two Minutes of Hate” mode for years now. Throw every insult imaginable at your opponents. Even if it doesn’t fit, even if it doesn’t make sense. Just hold someone up and go “This is the bad man! Boo the bad man! Boooooo!” Anyone who cares ask “Why are we booing? And what makes this man bad?” Is immediately silenced by others because it’s just so obvious he’s a bad man. Look at all the other people booing him!

    Meanwhile his face is digitally changed to a bleating goat, and the people cheer.

    This happens on both right and left wing echo chambers.