To redirect revolutionary energy from destroying to the system to just criticizing Trump. It is a way for them to gain popular support and show themselves as anti-establishment instead of the bourgeoisie that they are who need to be overthrown

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    1 month ago

    Yeah it was like headline news that she broke with her family to do it

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      None of the senior Walton’s have endorsed Trump, and the family has quite famously given money to both sides. I haven’t found any Waltons condemning Christy over this, though maybe they wouldn’t publicize it. I don’t think it’s a huge break from the family.