>the most unrelenting steely advocate of a taboo idea also happens the be an obvious limited hangout fed trying to give an inch to save a mile
>the supporters of these taboo ideas are then put in the double bind of having to rationalize the fed's existence and their gatekeeping while also promoting them to allow the idea to spread
Someone should really come up with a name for this trick, I've seen the feds run it several times now. Most notably during covid