Stop Calling Them MAGA
How has this article not gotten more attention?
Every time you see a MAGA hat, I want you to remind yourself of one simple truth: It’s a trap. That red cap isn’t just a piece of headwear; it’s a weapon of distraction, a brilliant illusion designed to make you think of “them” as a single, unified force. It’s meant to keep you calling them MAGA—the one thing that holds them together.But the reality? MAGA is a mask. Beneath it lies a chaotic, fractured mess of factions that have almost nothing in common—groups that often hate each other as much as they hate us. And if we want to defeat them, the first step is seeing beyond that mask. We have to stop calling them “MAGA” because doing so strengthens the illusion of unity. Instead, we must expose the truth: this is not one movement—it’s a Fascist Coalition, a fragile, self-serving beast barely held together.
Next: Unmasking MAGA, Part 1: The Fascists
Unmasking MAGA, Part 2: The Corporatists
Unmasking MAGA, Part 3: The Fake Christians
Unmasking MAGA, Part 4: The Warhawks
Unmasking MAGA, Intermission: The Illusion of Change
Unmasking MAGA, Part 6: The Libertarians
Unmasking MAGA, Part 7: The Red Pillers
Unmasking MAGA, Part 8: The Conspiracy Theorists
Unmasking MAGA, Part 9: The Blue Collars
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