Mcmuskism

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Political persecution achieved through surveillance and online harassment. uncountable

    "This is McMuskism: it’s McCarthyism on steroids, political persecution + Trump + Musk + Silicon Valley surveillance tools. It’s the dawn of a new age of political witch-hunts, where burning at the stake meets data harvesting and online mobs."

Example

More examples

"This is McMuskism: it’s McCarthyism on steroids, political persecution + Trump + Musk + Silicon Valley surveillance tools. It’s the dawn of a new age of political witch-hunts, where burning at the stake meets data harvesting and online mobs."

Etymology

Blend of McCarthyism + Musk, coined by Carole Cadwalladr in 2024.

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