John Fetterman tweeted a picture of fictional dad Homer Simpson in response to conspiracy theorists who just won't stop believing he uses a body double.
I think it started the moment Obama was elected, or at least the moment the ACA was able to pass. It just took a time for the ‘batshit crazy’ to scale up to mass adoption among conservatives.
For me, it started right after 9/11. Republicans were quick to use the general fear and anger from the attacks to justify wars, spying on citizens, eroding personal freedom, etc. They’ve been using this same playbook ever since, just with a different boogyman, e.g. Antifa, BLM, trans people.
I think it started the moment Obama was elected, or at least the moment the ACA was able to pass. It just took a time for the ‘batshit crazy’ to scale up to mass adoption among conservatives.
For me, it started right after 9/11. Republicans were quick to use the general fear and anger from the attacks to justify wars, spying on citizens, eroding personal freedom, etc. They’ve been using this same playbook ever since, just with a different boogyman, e.g. Antifa, BLM, trans people.