Honestly, it might be because Trump has basically zero credibility, so the attempts at this kind of manipulation don't grate as much. I read things like "far-le

Honestly, it might be because Trump has basically zero credibility, so the attempts at this kind of manipulation don't grate as much. I read things like "far-left Marxist communist CRT DEI traitors to the country" as basically meaning "our hated enemy" and I expect no real descriptive content. However, if some New York Times editorial misleadingly uses "far right" to tar someone, I'm annoyed because I expect better of them. Also, attempts to "go down to their level" when attacking, for things like this, seem to have the practical effect of actually legitimizing "them," because it cedes more valuable high ground.