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How ‘Owning the Libs’ Became the GOP’s Core Belief
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 22, 2021 02:25pm |
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| Category | Perspective |
| Author | Derek Robertson |
| News Date | Sunday, March 21, 2021 12:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | For a political party whose membership skews older, it might be surprising that the spirit that most animates Republican politics today is best described with a phrase from the world of video games: “Owning the libs.”
Gamers borrowed the term from the nascent world of 1990s computer hacking, using it to describe their conquered opponents: “owned.” To “own the libs” does not require victory so much as a commitment to infuriating, flummoxing or otherwise distressing liberals with one’s awesomely uncompromising conservatism. And its pop-cultural roots and clipped snarkiness are perfectly aligned with a party that sees pouring fuel on the culture wars’ fire as its best shot at surviving an era of Democratic control. |
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