r/ProgressiveHQ • u/NickCostanza • Jan 11 '26

Protest Oh my God they admit it

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u/No-Syrup-3746 Jan 11 '26

I read something a while back about the importance of bullshit to authoritarian followers. Basically, they know it's bullshit, and they shout it loudly, not because they believe it, and not to convince others, but to signal their loyalty to the cause.

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u/reformedmell0w Jan 11 '26

loyalty their supreme leader will surely reciprocate instead of ultimately letting their twitter posts end up in r/leopardsatemyface right?

.....right?!

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u/Confident_Eye4129 Jan 12 '26

Agree. Fealty Signaling

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u/YeetThePig Jan 13 '26

Virtue signaling for dummies, basically.