Just this past Thursday, Fuentes was harshly criticizing Capitol Hill Republican leadership for courting the Right Wing before any election and then dissing them on policy and influence after that election. “Sorry. Thank you for your vote, now go fuck yourself,” Fuentes said. “That’s the message from the Republican Party for the next four, eight, 16, 100, 1,000 years. Thank you for your vote, now go fuck off until the next election.”
Hard to discern whether Fuentes meant to include Trump himself under that blanket condemnation, but logic would sort of demand it. Trump has, after all, actively endorsed Mike Johnson as Speaker, and Johnson is a notorious weakling willing to bargain with the Democrats.
But "groyper war"? That's an expression I had to research.
"Groyper" is the name of a dumpy cartoon amphibian, a toad a.k.a. "Pepe the Frog," which has become an accepted meme and mascot for a "Groyper Army," a loosely defined group of followers and fans of Nick Fuentes, who will on orders from Fuentes rain down hellish harassment on various weak people picked out by Fuentes for punishment. Thank you, Wikipedia:
Pepe the Frog is a comic character and Internet meme created by cartoonist Matt Furie .... Pepe originated in Furie's 2005 comic Boy's Club. The character became an Internet meme when his popularity steadily grew across websites such as Myspace, Gaia Online, and the white nationalist site 4chan. By 2015, Pepe had been completely hijacked as one of the most popular memes for white nationalism used on 4chan and Tumblr.
I dunno what Fuentes' Groyper War accomplished back in August, nor how much distraction and/or consternation it caused the Trump campaign at the time -- perhaps it was simply shrugged off as a minor inconvenience -- but there are certainly lower level Republican conservatives who might worry about getting fingered by the likes of Nick Fuentes and his team of Internet trolls.
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Fuentes does have one thing correct, and that is lobbyists, consultants, and donors are aiding in the destruction of our Democracy. Each of those entities only represent special interests and agendas – none of them have ALL of the American people in mind. Okay, he does has another thing correct: “Sorry. Thank you for your vote, now go fuck yourself." Both parties have participated in this type of voter treatment for ages. The GOP under trump's (yes... SMALL "t") guidance used so many people and groups who were susceptible to fear and division. Now that trump has gained (purchased) another term in the White House, he/they can discard all of the dead weight of people and groups they actually despise. Don't get me wrong – I think Fuentes is a racist, sexist, homophobic pig. But it is funny to see him start crying after he and others were cast aside.
How did Trump (large 'T') purchase the election? Harris out raised and outspent Trump (large 'T') and had more billionaires financially support her.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2024/11/04/the-billions-behind-the-2024-presidential-election/
Only voters should be able to fund political campaigns. No corporate, PAC or lobbyiest money should be allowed.
Every election is "purchased" to some degree or another. OpenSecrets.org lists donations for most (all) state and national races. The amount of money that comes from outside voting districts or from Corporation PACs is sickening. Just take a look at who made donations to Rep. Virginia Foxx and her political campaigns – but you've probably already seen those numbers.
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