About this episode

The episode explores the political implications of the shift in language from 'we' to 'they' among Republicans.

Episode 995 of The Professional Left takes a deep dive into one of the most revealing tricks in modern political history — the quiet, deliberate shift from "we" to "they" that happens every time a prominent Republican needs to pretend they had nothing to do with the monster they spent decades building. Driftglass and Blue Gal trace this sleight of hand from the early days of Trump's rise all the way to a recent live Bulwark event, showing how the same lie gets polished and repackaged every fe...

People in this episode

Hosts: Driftglass, Blue Gal

Topics covered

• politics
• pronouns
• Republican party
• Trump
• media manipulation
• political commentary

Keywords

• politics
• pronouns
• Republican
• Trump
• Bulwark
• media
• commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Republican, Trump, Bulwark

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