Thread by @Spacekatgal

1/ I haven’t talked about #QAnon because I didn’t want to contribute to spreading it. But, it’s clear we’re past the tipping point.

It’s striking that Fox News didn’t spread this. It was 4chan. Consider what this means for the future of the GOP.

2/ Fox News has a generally older audience - the average viewer being 66.

The leadership pipeline for the Republican Party isn’t being shaped by Fox News. It’s Breitbart. /r/Donald. And now 4chan.

If you thought Trump Republicans were bad, imagine what’s coming.

3/ Now, consider the mainstream media’s biggest bias.

Sensationalism and conflict.

And imagine how structurally unprepared in will be to do actual journalism when a Reddit comment section is the GOP base.

4/ All of this is to say, ignore anyone telling the left we need to compromise with the right to win.

You can’t compromise with 4chan. Their goal is to waste your time and get attention.

All we can do is gather more political power than they have.