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Owning the libs
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<p>"Owning the libs" is a political strategy used by some <a href="/facts/Conservatism_in_the_United_States/ye90yMMJ">conservatives in the United States</a> that focuses on <a href="/facts/Political_correctness/HGNd0J4b">offending</a> <a href="/facts/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States/HGn9XCda">American liberals</a> in order to <a href="/facts/Bullying/PUdL7WtY">appear</a> <a href="/facts/Alpha_male/l9N9GvmH">dominant</a>. Users of the strategy emphasize and expand upon <a href="/facts/Culture_war/3uok0f6F">culture war</a> issues intended to be divisive to provoke a reaction in others, much akin to <a href="/facts/Troll_(slang)/fQJXsSTN">internet trolling</a>. </p>