Might depend on your age? Were you politically active in the Obama period? Even as a Canadian I heard about this.

That and his choice of mustard, and other things. The "Thanks, Obama!" ads, and so on

Unfortunately the bitter partisan divide really amped up in that period, and we're living with the fallout still.

I was definitely around and followed politics during the Obama administration, and I don't ever recall hearing a word about this.

Probably big in some circles, unnoticed in others.

like Jade Helm and a lot of other agit-prop it was beamed at certain markets.

no one out of red states in the mid-west or south heard jack about "jade helm" but it stirred the pot for a while.

that's the whole point of ad-driven social media: you can target exact demographics at exact times. and it works, even here on HN.

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