You’re basically right. It wasn’t a one-off trick so much as a playbook: take a niche label and stretch it into a catch-all (CRT -> DEI/antiracism) [1], flood t

You’re basically right. It wasn’t a one-off trick so much as a playbook: take a niche label and stretch it into a catch-all (CRT -> DEI/antiracism) [1], flood the zone so it feels way bigger than it is [2], wrap it in “silent majority” vibes so supporters feel counter-culture [3, 4]. 1 - https://x.com/realchrisrufo/status/1396961964190961665 https://x.com/realchrisrufo/status/1396961964190961665 2 - https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-obsession-critical-race-theory-numbers https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-obsession-cri... 3 - https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/nixon-silent-majority-speech-text/ https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/nixon-silent-majority-spee... 4 - https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/05/19/americans-and-cancel-culture-where-some-see-calls-for-accountability-others-see-censorship-punishment/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/05/19/americans-an...