I just read something about this a little while back. It started with alt-right types during Obama's first term, then obviously picked up steam with conservatives/repugs in general as time went on. They had 3 rules for when they are confronted about, say, their racism. Think it was something like: don't get defensive, turn it around on them/accuse the accusers of being what they say you are (in this example, racist), and deflect/change the subject/muddy the waters with whataboutisms.

It's truly fucked up.


>at playing the sanctimonious victim role, so I think trying
>those same tactics would backfire.
>
>I *think* I read an article about that company behind the Iowa
>caucus app trying similar tactics online, but without using
>Facebook and not nearly as negatively divisive as the stuff
>Trump spewed four years ago.