That’s the trick to US politics, it doesn’t actually matter what position you take so long as its the opposite of whatever opponent is saying. It’s most apparent when something new comes onto the stage, and nobody is quite sure how it’s gonna be metabolized. When COVID very first seemed like a real concern, Democrats weren’t sure if they were for travel restrictions on China for health reasons or against them because it fostered anti-Asian sentiment. They understood how their base would respond to these framing, but they weren’t sure which was going to take popular headwinds, so for a short while you got a little of both.
The dog has to choose to be wagged. It’s not manufacturing consent, its the public buying into a rational that lets you do whatever it is you were already gonna do.
That’s the trick to US politics, it doesn’t actually matter what position you take so long as its the opposite of whatever opponent is saying. It’s most apparent when something new comes onto the stage, and nobody is quite sure how it’s gonna be metabolized. When COVID very first seemed like a real concern, Democrats weren’t sure if they were for travel restrictions on China for health reasons or against them because it fostered anti-Asian sentiment. They understood how their base would respond to these framing, but they weren’t sure which was going to take popular headwinds, so for a short while you got a little of both.
The dog has to choose to be wagged. It’s not manufacturing consent, its the public buying into a rational that lets you do whatever it is you were already gonna do.
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