we’ve made it too easy to attribute as much (or as little) agency or power to a political actor as fits how we want to feel about it, then scroll til we find someone with a story that matches
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a huge portion of why this is is that for a long time the extreme right was in fact working quietly in the background and subverting power

but then they came out of the shadows! they revealed their power level! they are no longer doing that and don't remember how to!
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