Access to young men.

Seriously. It's a community that is likely popular among people who care about fitness, which likely means young men and some women, and then he can sneak in conservative propaganda between actual calisthenics stuff to nudge people to the right.

Same reason they buy makeup influencers.

i have a feeling you're using the word "republicans" to refer to the party of john mccain. which died with him.

what we have now is fascism. when i see someone simping for anyone running for office with R next to their name, it's not what you'd call a "discussion."

I disagree, I think smaller communities are more sustainable and defederation should occur more, not less. I like discussing common interests and digging deeper into a topic both users have a shared basic understanding of. For example, allowing and even promoting people to come into a community like WomensStuff and argue against some pretty basic feminist ideas is really not what that community is made for. There are so many more examples of this, but without fail the end result is discouragement of minority opinions and people who are truly passionate about their chosen communities.

I think it would be a big step forward if republicans used actually free social media platforms rather than those that are controlled by their leaders and heavily used for propaganda.

Good idea. All parties should do the same thing. Any party that only sticks to platforms used for propaganda and echo chambers is a problem. People need to think for themselves, form their own opinions, and stop treating party lines like religious doctrine. Regardless of what side of the aisle they are on. Information is power.

Two, everyone’s allowed on Lemmy.

Ironic how much this irritates so much of Lemmy considering how much Lemmy plays up freedom from people in power. You're right, though!

Spend enough time on Lemmy and you'll be blessed with wondering if some incel is actually going to selfharm because you exist in their reality and didn't support American foreign policy harder.

I asked in the conservative com if they support trump once