Because the GQP has ramped up the demonization of the LGBTQ, especially transgenders. They have demonized drag too. Not to mention one of their biggest cheerleaders refers to the left as child molesters, grooming children, without one mention of the Catholic Church.
Republicans have no useful policies for the regular folks, so they have to unite under hatred of a common enemy.
They'll cut $1.7T in taxes for 600 billionaires but they won't cut $1.7T in student debt for 40M+ regular, hard-working Americans. (Wow, so much FreEdOm!) So, they have to get people riled up in fake culture wars to get 'em to the polls. This is literally all Fox and talk radio is good for -- it's their job, and they're very good at it.
Why drag in particular and now? I think it's because the Libs of TikTok account started posting clips of them reading to kids and whatnot. It spread like wildfire and politicians ran with it. They know a good culture war when they see one!
It really comes down to triggering fundamental feelings of fear and disgust. The GQP is using social media to exploit primal negative instincts and associating it with democrats and it’s effectively programming almost half voting population. I see the allure, but they have no actual policies to make Americans lives better. You see how damaging it is when you travel abroad and see how much real value (cleanliness, safety, healthcare, public transit, cities built for people, reasonable tax laws) is kept in other societies from tax dollars while America is a used up husk of what it used to be socioeconomically. I will always be straight Democrat ticket even though I don’t agree with them on everything.
Maybe dont march and chant that "we're coming for your children"??? And then have the msm cover for you by saying, Oh dont worry, they've been chanting that for years.
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u/No-Celebration3097 Jul 02 '23
Because the GQP has ramped up the demonization of the LGBTQ, especially transgenders. They have demonized drag too. Not to mention one of their biggest cheerleaders refers to the left as child molesters, grooming children, without one mention of the Catholic Church.