Yea yea I know, not all contradictions imply a fundamental error.
This line is currently in popular usage by online liberals who are forced to work through their 
as China ascends, as DPRK approaches normalization, as Iran demonstrates its regional force, as Ukraine inevitably loses, as the US murders and still loses, as Sahel states inch toward sovereignty. These contradictions are becoming more striking and difficult to hand-wave. And in the first phase of this dissonance, the reflex is to allow the dissonance no matter how deafening.
Do they repeat it in meatspace? I rarely touch grass and lack the courage or patience to discuss politics with people I know much.
They absolutely do if you get to know them at parties, especially the hippy “artistic” (derivative and derogatory) types.
I do leafletting very often and ive never heard it in person
18th century old-timey tree physician to tree patient: give me your branch