As Twitchy reported, incumbent GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his primary race to businessman and former state senator Chuck Edwards in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district. Now we’ve heard all about ultra-MAGA from President Joe Biden and Jen Psaki, but in his first Instagram post after his defeat, Cawthorn brought up something called “Dark MAGA” and said that “it’s time for Dark MAGA to truly take command.”
In his first Instagram post since losing, Madison Cawthorn says it's time for "Dark MAGA to truly take command"
Vows to "expose those who say and promise one thing yet legislate and work towards another, self-profiteering, globalist goal" pic.twitter.com/1ohpgcEsih
— Sam Brodey (@sambrodey) May 19, 2022
The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer says that Dark MAGA has been a growing concept this spring:
Dark MAGA has been a growing concept among very online Trump supporters this spring. Basically it means you stole the election from us, NOW we're going to be bad. https://t.co/WA3rcABLsX
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) May 19, 2022
How would you know what #DarkMAGA means
It’s not like anyone real
Would talk to you— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 19, 2022
@theDailyBeast takes a remark by a one term Congressman and makes it a "growing concept of Trump supporters."
I see. You know what is a growing concept? We are being led by an imbecile. https://t.co/PgaIXkjoFX
— BayAreaFrau (@bayareahausfrau) May 19, 2022
NBC News’ “dystopia beat” reporter Ben Collins, is warning reporters not to adopt the language of Cawthorn, which “sanitizes” what it really is: “accelerationist violence, fascism, authoritarianism.”
Reporters shouldn’t accept the branding on Dark MAGA. There are plenty of words for revanchist politics based on grievance and lies. It’s accelerationist violence, fascism, authoritarianism.
Don’t sanitize it with cute Batman movie words—even if they self-identify as bad guys. https://t.co/3a4bfJhlzQ
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) May 19, 2022
If we let fascist, retributive political violence become just another meme, we’ve failed everyone. Time to step up.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) May 19, 2022
Time to step up, everyone.
Awww, our media journos are trying to put together narrative talking points in real time here. "Hmm, what words should we use to show Republicans we hate them, but not show that we're cultural Marxists?" https://t.co/hVDoGpN7cn
— Sarcastic Cupcake (@SarcasticCupcak) May 19, 2022
COUNTERPOINT: “MAGA” dark or ultra (LOL at you fucking clowns) is not fascist nor authoritarian.
You literally have no idea what these words mean. https://t.co/gwnKV8I3Gn
— Bob Weave (@lowkeyrbe) May 19, 2022
Try not to break your pearls
— Hamilton's Ghost (@hamilton_ghost) May 19, 2022
This is how the media sees themselves, as warriors against fascism. And remember that this reporter called a 2nd Amendment rally a “white nationalist” rally. So basically they are at war with the entire Right. https://t.co/Yvq0O783iQ
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) May 19, 2022
And yet reporters accept the “Antifa” branding.
They are simply the re-branding of far-left/Communist movements that you people have hailed as heroes for the last decade.
— Office of Dickinformation (@GayPatriotPlus) May 19, 2022
Oh, Ben, the “reporter” has some views. Great journalisming.
— Mike M (@acesoth) May 19, 2022
Out: Ultra MAGA
In: Dark MAGAIt’s like they’re actively trying to turn more people MAGA by making it sound cooler. Lol pic.twitter.com/P8OWTC5yWf
— Freedom Recon (@FreedomRecon) May 19, 2022
Cawthorn lost … he’s already been rejected by the voters. The only way “Dark MAGA” becomes a thing is if the media decides to make it a thing, which of course, they will. We noticed this morning, though, how Axios has picked up “Ultra MAGA” without even putting quotation marks around it. The media always picks up and runs with things like “Don’t Say Gay” and “Ultra MAGA” with no concerns whatsoever.
Related:
Axios does some heavy lifting to help Biden & Dems spread ‘ultra MAGA’ far and wide https://t.co/yTcSJER3LW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 19, 2022
