• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    You aren’t his audience. He was almost exclusively speaking to young men, and was very successful in recruiting and indoctrinating young conservatives. He is a major reason that Trump had such large support among young men.

    He had taken Rush Limbaugh’s place as MAGAs top recruiter/indoctrinator, and they thought he’d go for decades. Now they have to groom someone new, again.

    If it was an outsider, it shows some strong, long-term strategic thinking. He heloed prevent DECADES of conservative damage.

    On the other hand, he’s been calling for release of the Epstein Files, and with his audience reach, he could do serious damage to Trump. Perhaps the MAGAs figured he’d served his purpose, helped get Trump reelected, and since there aren’t going to be any more elections, his purpose has been served, and his notoriety can be exploited in a different way - as a martyr.

    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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      He helped prevent DECADES of conservative damage.

      Meh, right-wing talking heads like him are a dime a dozen. The real power is in the media that feature them.