Mcmuskism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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