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bucolic_frolic

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2. Conservatives patronized progressives in 1910-1920 too

Reply to MagaSmash (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 03:35 PM

16 hrs ago

It's called cooptation. Google AI: "Cooptation is the process of absorbing or assimilating outsiders or dissenting groups into an existing structure, either to control them, neutralize their opposition, or to recruit members."

So maybe Trump is just facing his own unpopularity with a different strategy - getting in front of the parade?

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Rofl. Trump might be in love. Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #1

Conservatives patronized progressives in 1910-1920 too bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #2