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If I was going to implement a Hungary-style authoritarian takeover of the United States government, I would need a way to distract and tie up resources which no
by TwoNineFive 2y ago
If I was going to implement a Hungary-style authoritarian takeover of the United States government, I would need a way to distract and tie up resources which normally might oppose such actions. An intellectual Denial of Service attack. A storm of stupid. A circus-like atmosphere of chaos makes it difficult for serious people to do serious work. And of course, I would need clowns in my circus. QAnon was certainly effective, but now it has a negative perception in the public mind, and it's not good to associate with that.
I know! The answer is Sasquatch! I'll use my committee powers to start a never-ending congressional investigation into Sasquatch sightings. And I'll bring in Sasquatch experts to testify, combined with selectively leaking tantalizing tidbits of otherwise inane information to the media.
The public's concern over this nebulous Sasquatch menace can be harvested to justify Sasquatch hunting parties and an increases Sasquatch investigation and information harvesting network.
But would people be stupid enough to fall for it?