The outgroup of the speaker. Nothing about the term "outgroup" says anything about popularity.
If you actually believed the world were as you describe it, you would not be sitting behind your computer on HN in the first place.
If you actually believed the world were as you describe it, you would not be sitting behind your computer on HN in the first place.
What a ridiculous ad hominem. Perhaps they're hundreds of miles away from any of the cities being terrorized by ICE and otherwise have their own life to live.
While "outgroup" can technically just mean anyone the speaker doesn't identify with, applying it to the party in power creates a false equivalence. It frames the criticism as mere tribalism or bullying, rather than a legitimate response to the actions of those currently in power.
It’s hard to get behind the classification of the most powerful political movement in the country as a marginalized or "othered" group in this, or any context, really.