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I dislike this argument very much.
I get the logic.
It’s true that these people are grifters, and it’s true that they offend liberals. And our responses increases their prominence.
But what makes them remarkable isn’t that their statements are controversial, but rather that they are uncontroversial to the right.
It’s true that these people are grifters, and it’s true that they offend liberals. And our responses increases their prominence.
But what makes them remarkable isn’t that their statements are controversial, but rather that they are uncontroversial to the right.
They don’t get rich and because the left notices them. They get paid because someone’s buying what they’re selling.
We engage with it not because they are trying to fill a market, but because that market is being filled.
They are the canary in the coal mine.
We engage with it not because they are trying to fill a market, but because that market is being filled.
They are the canary in the coal mine.
They are the leading indicator where conservatism is in this country.
It’s not a good place.
Their ideas are very popular.
I prefer exposing it to ignore-ance.
It’s not a good place.
Their ideas are very popular.
I prefer exposing it to ignore-ance.
And by the way I’m not saying don’t unplug from it sometimes. Definitely do! Mental health breaks are important.
I’m just saying they have a target audience, and among that target audience they are beloved and non-controversial, and we’d do well to notice that.
I’m just saying they have a target audience, and among that target audience they are beloved and non-controversial, and we’d do well to notice that.
