• pjwestin@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Blue Maga or BlueAnon is the phenomenon where die-hard liberals sometimes fall into similar cult of personality, rejection of reality, and conspiracy behaviors that Trump supporters engage in. It’s not an entirely fair comparison, since MAGA is way more delusional, but the parallels are definitely there.

      For example, a recent BlueAnon phenomenon I’ve seen is people claiming that the press is manufacturing the concern over Biden’s debate performance while ignoring recently released Epstien documents that show Trump assaulted a teen girl. In reality, the documents are from an 8 year old lawsuit that was dismissed, and the reaction to Biden is pretty organic. So, it’s not as delusional as QAnon’s satanic pedophile cabal, but it’s still pretty detached from reality, and demonizes the press.

      The Mueller investigation was when Blue MAGA peaked. BlueAnon peddlers like the Krassenstein brothers breathless reported on how Mueller had evidence that Putin had crafted Trump into the perfect Manchurian candidate, and it would soon be the beginning of the end for Trump. These outlandish claims, which often got reported by MSM outlets, made the actual Mueller report (which didn’t prove a Trump/Russia connection, but found President could be charged with obstruction of justice) seem underwhelming, which is why it was eventually labeled a, “nothing-burger.” This Louise Mensch tweet from 2017 is a great encapsulation of Blue Maga:

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      9 months ago

      Its those 16 downvotes:

      https://www.dailydot.com/debug/blue-maga/

      Its a cult that has formed around the refusing to question of Biden as candidate, his capabilities as candidate.

      Its very very very similar to the earliest stages of MAGA, which found its footing in r/TheDonald. An abject denial of any conversation they don’t ‘approve’ of, cult of personality, abusive, dergatory shaming, brow-beating to those that disagree with them, and most fundamentally: a complete dismissal of objective reality.

      Its how a cult forms. We’ve seen it before if you were on Reddit at that time. Its like, shockingly similar to the earliest days of the MAGA cult.

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      9 months ago

      On Reddit, r/joebiden shadow bans anyone who doesn’t fall in line. If you question Biden’s fitness or faltering polls, you’re gone. And they’re too much of cowards to even tell you that you’re banned.