@frankiespurlock toe beans as added bait… #ruthless

It’s safe to say that #Trump & the #RepublicanParty are deploying a new form of political #propaganda, updating a dark art for the platform era. But it’s also a signal that a new kind of political style is enveloping *conservatism* — one that is #ruthless, #inflammatory & designed for maximum #viral reach.

#JDVance has threatened his #critics with #deportation via a GIF image. One #Republican congressman even suggested that an undocumented immigrant be thrown out of a helicopter, Pinochet style. Faced with criticism over one such taunting post, Kaelan Dorr, a White House propagandist, announced: “The arrests will continue. The memes will continue.”

Like an unhinged Zoomer, they’ve relentlessly posted #sadistic memes about policy decisions in the style of #socialmedia trends. A highlight reel of #ICE arrests set to “Ice Ice Baby.” An ASMR style video that features people in shackles boarding a #deportation flight. An image of a woman being arrested, rendered in the style of a Hayao Miyazaki movie.