while gamergate was not directly responsible for trumps victory, it certainly contributed to the cultural environment that made his rise possible. it helped shape the online discourse that was so influential in the 2016 election and laid the groundwork for the type of internet-driven, populist politics that trump embodied. the populist backlash against political correctness, the rise of meme-driven political discourse, and the deepened polarization of the american public were all facilitated, in part, by the cultural shifts that gamergate helped catalyze.
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