this should be renamed "conservative cope thread"
And no - this is belittling the issue.
You have recruitment propaganda memes in here, aiming at getting people to hate 'the other side', or else they would be hurt more. Because there are parallels to 'communism', and the reason they (people that are adressed with this sh*t) are/would be socially isolated).
This is not coping.
This is attack propaganda. This is getting people into the worst kind of selfinflicted pain and suffering. Keeping them in those loops. Then cashing in on them -
This is 'we use the concept of democratic grass routs organizing' pervert it to the max - create our own pressure group based on outrage and fear based narratives - then design propaganda and spread it in vulnerable communities, until we are popular enough by shere interaction through outrage. Then we matter.
And the people who finance our efforts? Either have to actively want everyone to remain stupid as hell, or want to target people that can stick to emotionally crafted narratives for longer, without them causing any troubles. Make sure, they are really dumb. Make sure they are only driven by emotion. Make sure they never question authority. Make sure they are willing to recruit more marks, just for status.
And the funny thing? This is politics - when it concerns a topic, thats actually of interest to people. But you effing hack their attention systems. Fear, horror, conspiracy, enemy, fraud, outrage, they are stealing from you - now pay up on your subscription fee.
Worst cult - ever.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT people not being able to cope with a loss of Trump, this is about grifters using that narrative to sideline more people, push them into extremism, push them into echo chambers, devide them from their relatives and real world friends - take your 'political group as your daily supplement' - this is organizing. Around 'I dont want to wear a mask, I think the russians want me to'.
Just because you dont want to deal with this happening - doesnt mean it isnt - in this forum. Right here and now.
For how long are you willing to look away and condone it?
Are we now play acting normality - just to 'wish' it onto existence? This is something else.