Washington Post is owned by a billionaire who has gutted the newsroom and said that only pro-capitalist stances will be allowed. Reddit has recently come out with a ban on literally the word "Luigi", and has stated that you can be banned simply for upvoting comments which they deem promote violence (the criteria for this are vague). The Hacker News comments sections are usually filled with apologists for Musk and Trump, and only recently have there been more comments pushing back on the "they're saving democracy" narrative.
We're entering a new era of McCarthyism as pro-Palestine activists are being targeted for expulsion and deportation. Trump has floated the idea of moving US citizens to prisons outside of the country. Musk called unmasking DOGE employees "illegal."
> criminal agitators on the left are intimidating voters on the right
Sure. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/04/leader-of-the-pro-t...