Mainly this shows the populace they aren't alone, or taking crazy pills, or in some kind of Twilight Zone. The media easily makes it seem like these strong views, anti Trump, anti Musk, anti DOGE, pro Luigi, etc... are extremist or minority, or maybe that believe have some gentle disagreement with Trump but nothing major. That can make people feel hopeless and like there's no chance at things getting better, which discourages people from actually doing things to make things better. So this immediately provides some comfort and sanity to people, but it lays the groundwork to motivate people to do something more serious. Remember way back when the Tea Party movement was still considered fringe and extreme? Initially all that stuff was just protesting, all the way back to the Obama presidency. But in hindsight we can see how that laid the groundwork to embolden more serious action later which is at last coming to fruition for that movement. It's a long process, very similar to gardening, hence those phrases about "sowing the seeds of XYZ". For a long time the plant is completely non-functional, and then suddenly it abruptly bears fruit. But it does take continual prolonged watering.

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