A Guy Named Brian (he/him)

“Even in the fascism-friendly circles of the MAGA base, taking away an agency whose main job is to keep banks from stealing from you is a hard sell.

Musk and his allies have a clever way to sell the pro-scam agenda to the MAGA base: Tell them that the CFPB has girl cooties.” 🙄🤬

#Politics #USPolitics #CFPB #FinanacialScams #Sexism #Mysogony #TechBros #MuskCoup #WorkingClassPolitics #ElectionsMatter #ElectionsHaveConsequences

https://www.salon.com/2025/02/12/let-the-scams-roll-elon-musk-exploits-culture-to-turn-maga-against-consumer-protections/

How Elon Musk exploits misogyny to lure his fans into attacking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Musk and his allies have a way to sell the pro-scam agenda to the MAGA base: Tell them that the CFPB has cooti

Salon.com
Feb 12, 2025 at 11:59amIceCubesApp
Show threadcontrasocialFeb 12, 2025

@GuyNamedBrian

Something to note, we should use the full name (Consumer Financial Protection Buearu) whenever possible. Using the acronym all the time helps MAGA by obfuscating what the bureau does, not everyone necessarily understands what the CFPB is, but the name makes it pretty clear.

Show threadA Guy Named Brian (he/him)Feb 12, 2025
@contrasocial Good point, but that’s the way the author wrote it, so I was just quoting it as written. But yes, we need to remind folks what this agency does for them.