It’s the regular pattern of normalization. It happens 100% of the time.
1.) Don’t worry. It’s not happening.
2.) O.K. It is actually happening but it’s extremely rare.
3.) It is happening often but here is why that’s actually a good thing.
4.) You are a racist/homophobic/xenophobic Nazi for not wanting it to happen.
you nailed it
notice how it never works in the opposite direction? It always moves everything to the left. Never to the right. Conservatives / normal people are always playing prevent defense. Never offense.
So true!