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  • My point is that their construction is inherently self-destructive. They have made their base extremely susceptible to populism.

    If a populist candidate from the other direction arises, a large portion of the Fox News base will support them. You mark my words. Just think about how quickly they turn against Fox News when they don’t do what they want



  • Honestly, Fox News is going to call anyone against them a socialist. That’s just what they’re going to do. There are even some Republican policies which can be construed as socialist, such as public spending on schools, even private schools.

    The average voter really doesn’t care about if something is socialist or not. They clearly don’t care if something is fascist. They only care about the perception of how it will affect their life.

    If you tell people they’re not going to have to pay for healthcare ever again, or that cannabis will be legal, or that you will fix the massive wealth gap, they will vote for you. Nominal Republicans would even vote for you. The downside of using the word socialism like that, is that Fox News that has removed the meaning of socialism from their base, meaning that actual socialism will not seem like such a big deal.