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If we want to see the Democrats do this we will need them not merely to start combatting GOP messaging but to stop fucking _amplifying_ it. Enough is enough of Democrats embracing racism, transphobia, Islamophobia, anti-abortion, etc.

Bruno Dies@brunodias.dev

What's striking to me are the rules of engagement and the methodology of action here, which more or less is predicated on burying liberal delusions about "debate" or the "marketplace of ideas". The rules were ultimately very simple: amplify your own message and suppress your opponent's.

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An important lesson for the US here specifically is that Lula defeated Bolsonaro in part by actually, importantly, _not being Bolsonaro_