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It's misguided to think that T_D is about politics, because it's not. It's about identity. The politics here are incidental.
by LargeWu 7y ago
It's misguided to think that T_D is about politics, because it's not. It's about identity. The politics here are incidental.
- chrisco255 7y agoDo you think the growth in users at T_D occurred before or after Trump announced his candidacy? It is clearly a political forum. And as far as politics and identity goes, I don't think you can find two more tightly related topics other than perhaps religion.
- LargeWu 7y agoMy contention is that there is very little actual political discussion happening there. It's mostly memes, upvoting parties, and tribalism. Any talk of "libs" or "liberals" is not based on any specific policies or ideology, it's almost exclusively based on "us" vs "them"; anybody who does not worship Trump, the American flag, guns, the military, or local law enforcement (but not the FBI!) is part of "them".