Owning the libs

A "fuck your feelings" sign at a pro-Trump campaign rally in 2019

"Owning the libs" (or variations on this phrase) names a rhetorical device that transgresses political correctness and emphasizes culture war issues to provoke a reaction in others, similar to trolling. It has become a common trope among conservatives in the United States to mock American liberals and mobilize its base.

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