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[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 26 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Even /r/conservative (I couldn’t resist looking) is not cool with this. I’m not saying that Trump is suddenly done for, but this is clearly a major fracture and he needs to do something about it before people start feeling emboldened and challenge him.

Let me be clear: I hope he doesn’t do shit and doubles down.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 35 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

See if that fracture holds up on /r/Conservative once the media machine decides what the talking points are

[–] TrippaSnippa@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago

The exact same thing happened on January 6th. They initially expressed disapproval and dismay, but once the "it was just a riot, bro" narrative caught on all dissent vanished. They'd received their marching orders so they no longer had to face the terrifying prospect of actually having to think for themselves.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This short video is a perfect illustration of the process.

[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

Synchronization, yup. "Spontaneous"? Absolutely not. Good visualization though.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 11 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I noticed posts critical of trump being removed so i think the mods are actively trying to get a handle of it. i expected nothing less

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 7 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

/r/conservative will always be a nest of Trump support because its moderators are its absolute kings. But the tighter they squeeze their fingers, the fewer genuine participants will stick around. Eventually that'll start to actually cause problems.

[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 4 points 20 hours ago

It’s honestly a way quieter sub than it used to be because what you’re describing has been happening IMO

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 15 hours ago

they have russian troll farms in case they need to bring the users back into the fold.

[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

They've got to be. All the posts that I can are in favor of Trump. Literally salivating over how strong he was. Such brave. Very power.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago

The more conservative people that I know who aren't just hard-boiled antichrist enjoyers support both Ukraine and American power projection. In all likelihood, they're not very happy about this.