"Owning the libs" 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
A "fuck your feelings" sign at a pro-Trump campaign rally in 2019
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator and media host. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and is editor emeritus for The Daily Wire
Owning the libs
…hominems, taunting and hyperbole to attack liberal ideas. Conservative student activist groups like Turning Point USA and remixes of campus speakers like Ben Shapiro played a key role in developing the strategy during the 2000s and 2010s. The 2008 vice presidential campaign of Sarah Palin was a precursor to the…