They wanted to paint themselves as victims of the evil republicans who were "nazis" who resorted to illegal spying to stop the poor widdle hippy democrats who just cared about the environment and minority rights.
It's projection. They also want to portray conservatives as evil tyrants obsessed with them while they portray themselves as the eternal victim of republican cruelty.
You see the same idea with Me Too.
The evil patriarchy is obsessed with tatted, blue-haired feminists. They all scream "hands off my ovaries!" and believe themselves in a handsmaid tale where men are desperately trying to force them to breed. It's insane, but it's how these people think.
They wanted to paint themselves as victims of the evil republicans who were "nazis" who resorted to illegal spying to stop the poor widdle hippy democrats who just cared about the environment and minority rights.
It's projection. They also want to portray conservatives as evil tyrants obsessed with them while they portray themselves as the eternal victim of republican cruelty.
You see the same idea with Me Too.
The evil patriarchy is obsessed with tatted, blue-haired feminists. They all scream "hands off my ovaries!" and believe themselves in a handsmaid tale where men are desperately trying to force them to breed. It's insane, but it's how these people think.
"I'm a victim and you're obsessed with me".