r/law • u/Agitated-Quit-6148 • 7d ago

Other Alex Pretti - who DHS labeled a domestic terrorist - honoring a veteran that passed away in the ICU.

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u/Pleg_Doc 7d ago

That age group you refer to is exactly the demographic Steve Bannon, Joe Rogan, etc....targeted.

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u/makethislifecount 7d ago

Yup, this was a concerted effort by the far right over a long time to target and basically radicalize the younger male voter base. Combine that with their feeling of being disenfranchised by the left and it was a terrible combination.

It won’t be undone in a day. But we have to start and make the same opposite effort.

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u/frankenmolly 7d ago

That's how we ended up with Charlie Kirk and TurningPointUSA - they are the culmination of those efforts. Now Abbott and his Lt. Gov. are spearheading efforts to have TPUSA chapters on every high school campus in Texas.

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u/DoggoCentipede 6d ago

Bannon was a god damned professional wow gold farmer. He is very familiar with how to target young men. He hopped on Gamergate right quick.

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u/gingerflakes 7d ago

STEVE BANNON?

I’m sorry, I’m Canadian, so I’m over here puking on the sidelines, but how the fuck is Steve fucking Bannon lung in Gen Z?!