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False flags are a real thing and hateful people often hide behind emphatic opposition of what they would rightly be criticized as being.
-- Vice President-Elect JD Vance.
(Translation: the false flags will continue until approval ratings improve.)
Literally in response to a rumor from Facebook that our now president-elect blew up to a national news story on live television. A rumor that was already debunked by the time he did so. Whether that was from malice or ignorance doesn't matter, each one has its own terrifying end.
That will be the moment that defines the next 4 years (at least). Much like Kellyanne Conway telling Chuck Todd about Alternative Facts right after Trump's first inauguration.
So these would be a false flag in which direction?
Well, let's take the least controversial example from the comic: people "fighting against" destruction of the environment who are in fact fighting for it. Anti-littering, carbon footprint, personal responsibility focused environmentalism is known to have origins in corporate propaganda campaigns to draw focus away from their own role in the problem.
My objection to the message of the comic is, sometimes "what if these people portraying themselves as fighting against X are really supporters of X" is the truth and what needs to be said, rather than just someone being a contrarian smartass. Always ignoring and silencing this sort of sentiment without considering it makes you more vulnerable to manipulation.