Oh that IS interesting. Very interesting.
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Thinking it over, my best guess is that they're afraid of setting off their Large Adult President. None of the other explanations make any sense.
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Replying to @IRHotTakes
Could be trying to keep their heads down, too. Something something demonetization?
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Doubt it. They've aired way more controversial stuff than "maybe George Washington was good?" IMO, from a propaganda perspective, their optimal move would be to give a simple factual narrative (there was a statue of GW that got torn down,) then let the other side play defense.
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Replying to @IRHotTakes
Expect the response would be to simply ignore it. Why respond, negligible overlap in narrative consumption Idk Pretty down about the potential for patriotism to save anything at this point
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I mean, it is odd though, right? Like, they've literally engaged in outright fabrication before to stir the pot. (Most recently being the manipulated image incident.) But the leading story on their website is their Big Handsome Boy having his party in Oklahoma.
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Replying to @IRHotTakes @eigenrobot
I think, for whatever reason, they have decided they do not want the president to tweet about this.
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Replying to @IRHotTakes
he's moved on to OANN hasn't he? such was the rumor
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Well, let's check them out... Nope, nothing on the front page there either. Lead story is GOP senators being mad about the DACA thing.
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Replying to @IRHotTakes
Think maybe a second explanation is that Washington and America as floating signifiers are just dead F
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What's revealing maybe is that historically arguments about such things were cast as: no, MY side is more in keeping with American ideals Don't see much of that on either side these days
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