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You are equating "silent majority" and "hardcore right wing". That's not how it works in practice - this is something that both right and left can and do get wr
by toyg 5y ago
You are equating "silent majority" and "hardcore right wing". That's not how it works in practice - this is something that both right and left can and do get wrong.
- supernovae 5y agoYou're assuming left vs right, The only side that feels there is some universality here is the right. The left is HIGHLY fragmented - always has been, always will be. That gives people on the right this messed up "silent majority" notion that just isn't true.
- N0tAThr0wAway 5y agoThe right has definitely fragmented in the past five years (older conservatives, Trumpers, the alt-right, etc.). You're again getting this wrong and can only think in a "left vs. right" framework (typical of leftists and alt-righters). The "silent majority" exists in this case especially around wedge issues like trans sports inclusion [0]. [0] https://19thnews.org/2021/05/gallup-americans-oppose-transgender-sports-participation/ https://19thnews.org/2021/05/gallup-americans-oppose-transge...