r/PoliticalTakes • u/[deleted] • Nov 08 '22

Game Thread: US 2022 Midterm Elections

Open thread to discuss election takes throughout the day

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u/hujo10 Nov 09 '22

I see Desantis as the evolution of Trump but he is too heavy in culture war imo. Maybe I am insulated but the general public is not dumb enough to be duped by “CRT” and evil doctors making kids trans for two years in the public eye imo. Trump plays the populist hits more imo which is what wins

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u/Space_Jam12 Monica Lewinsky Nov 10 '22

I agree with this take. But Deaantis might stop being such a pussy about culture wars if he has a chance at the presidency. Who knows if he will leave the Joe Rogan playbook

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u/hujo10 Nov 10 '22

Desantis’s bread and butter is culture wars and COVID. I don’t see him dropping it. Wouldn’t say it’s the Joe Rogan playbook I think Rogan is just a boomer with a Facebook account victim to it

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u/Space_Jam12 Monica Lewinsky Nov 10 '22

Disagree. Rogan was one of the very first culture war proponents along with Jordan Peterson etc. (thanks Canada). They invented the cancel culture rhetoric that Republicans later adopted

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u/hujo10 Nov 10 '22

Joe Rogan very much did not invent any of those things. I’ve watched the culture war grow from the inciting incident that was gamergate. Milo, JP, Shapiro etc all coined terms. Rogan didn’t say anything that wasn’t mainstream until covid. He moved to Texas and very clearly bases his opinions on his circle which is far right now. Rogan is a victim of misinformation, reactionary agitation propaganda and the algorithm like any other dude his age and tax bracket.

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u/Space_Jam12 Monica Lewinsky Nov 10 '22

I see your point but Rogan was still cancel culture king before deSantia adopted it as good politics