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betsuni

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17. Yes, priming an audience/customer base, younger and less MAGA, using Left-leaning anti-establishment buzzwords.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:26 AM
8 hrs ago

Alt-right is the best way to describe it. Anti-government, anti-regulation preppers with guns & God & conspiracy theories on their side.

Republicans cultivated their evangelical right-wing base in the '70s with direct mail to create not only voters but customers. Talk radio tells them to buy gold, supplements, underground bunkers, whatever government thing scares them and they buy.

Ironic that so many get apoplectic at Democrats for not fighting hard enough and standing up and speaking out, for caving, throwing in the towel, doing nothing, sitting around, turning their backs, etc., but voters giving up is fine. Let Republicans take over! Both Sides!

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I really feel for the young folk Skittles 13 hrs ago #1
And it isn't just the politics. It's AI, generative AI, which is badly flawed tech, but which has been highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #18
I really noticed the effect during the holidays... Hugin 11 hrs ago #2
That is where I am Bettie 11 hrs ago #3
Me too Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #6
I think it's because for that year, we realized we were free. Hellbound Hellhound 7 hrs ago #19
Good Point--let's give it a name Roy Rolling 11 hrs ago #4
The new American Dream is to leave mnhtnbb 11 hrs ago #5
Mrs. Aristus and I dream of emigrating to Finland. Aristus 7 hrs ago #20
I would leave if I could. greatauntoftriplets 3 hrs ago #22
Wondered what she was selling. Off the grid anti-government. "Pro-Life Pro-God Pro-Gun Pro-USA" shirts. Click & Buy! betsuni 10 hrs ago #7
What is "LOL" about it? /nt UniqueUserName 9 hrs ago #8
She's got to survive, too. Lots of people are making content to survive. haele 8 hrs ago #16
All those compilation vids are on point. Hellbound Hellhound 8 hrs ago #9
K&R UTUSN 8 hrs ago #10
Kick dalton99a 8 hrs ago #11
One might wonder if Americans are being conditioned. ariadne0614 8 hrs ago #12
The depressing part is the ones who will Bettie 8 hrs ago #14
Young people feel especially hopeless Johnny2X2X 8 hrs ago #13
FWIW, this video is the kind of stuff that is a very wide and easy on-ramp into MAHA, conspiracy, overly prepping and WhiskeyGrinder 8 hrs ago #15
Yes, priming an audience/customer base, younger and less MAGA, using Left-leaning anti-establishment buzzwords. betsuni 8 hrs ago #17
Tbh, goodwill in American society is over and so is the American Dream, whatever that was. Oneironaut 7 hrs ago #21
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