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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Matthew Cantor

‘This you?’: the seven letters exposing rightwing hypocrisy on student debt relief

Marjorie Taylor Greene stands at a railing next to Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump during a golf tournament.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, left, got the ‘This you?’ treatment. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Conservatives are frothing at the mouth over Joe Biden’s decision to forgive $10,000 in student debt for millions, railing against what they call “student loan socialism”. But their carefully crafted tweets have been undermined over and over again with two words: “This you?”

Were there ever seven letters more powerful? On Twitter, the phrase is an instant marker of hypocrisy, cutting down the mighty from politicians to celebrities to brands. It typically comes as a reply to an opinionated tweet, accompanied by a screenshot of an earlier remark from the same person endorsing the opposite point of view.

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