What I really mean is ”does it work on people who'd vote for Republicans”, since that's who this stuff is clearly aimed at, and I'm guessing it doesn't and never has.

[–] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you misunderstand the point of these performances. When I was a liberal the appeal of these performances was that it gave me the reassurance that the republicans' attacks about the dems being unpatriotic were false. Well, not exactly a reassurance, because I'd always known that, but more so a reminder. It's propaganda for energising the liberal base. And it serves to tell the donor class that the Democrats are firmly committed to the bourgeois vision.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

I get what you mean, because it's that thing that I've been unable to encapsulate into a single word or anything, but:

"Biden/Kamala is so right wing, there's no way the Republicans can accuse them of being a communist!"

Republicans call them a communist anyway

"Ah! Well, nevertheless..."

I also do think that capturing Republican voters is that one white whale they've been chasing for a long time, though.