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"Owing the libs" is a "strategy," used by some conservatives and many reactionaries in the United States, which focuses on angering non-conservatives via name calling and ad hominem attacks instead of proper debate. This "strategy" focuses on depicting people who follow truth as "weak," despite users of this tactic often being significantly weaker themselves. Notable users of this so-called "political tactic," which only serves to demonize rational thinkers, include Ben Shapiro.
What it is[edit]
Most phrases associated with "owning the libs" are ones that deliberately make rational thinkers seem easily angered or otherwise weak, in order to make them look incapable of thinking rationally. These rely primarily on the use of snarl words, such as "snowflake," or direct insults, such as "Cry more, lib." Other terms, such as "lib-onage," refers to a situation under which a rational thinker has been successfully attacked by an employer of this so-called strategy.[1]
The whole idea of "owning the libs" was primarily espoused by the alt-right and fundamentalist Christian groups in the United States, beginning in the 2010s. Donald Trump, being an alt-rightist, used it extensively throughout his botched presidency. Ben Shapiro has notably popularized the concept by making clickbait videos attempting to dehumanize people, e.g. transgender people. The tactic's appeal to emotion serves to comfort insecure conservatives, and has been very successful at keeping Trumpism afloat despite how openly fucked up it is.