Thread by @chick_in_kiev

i’ve now counseled 4 separate people through their time in the fox news/right wing media barrel. (my own reputation and earning potential took a hit every one of the ~3 times it’s happened to me. every time it’s the same. it’s remarkable to me

anyway, the playbook as i see it:
1. find a lib or leftist making a statement that could conceivably be “offensive”
2. write SHOCKED articles dripping in faux outrage
3. direct streams of harassment so putrid they outstrip the original “offense” by miles
4. snitch to employers

5. wait for the appeal to politesse to work on spineless, cowardly corporate goons who value peace and profit more than their workers
6. kick your target while they’re twisting in the wind
7. make hay if they’re fired/censored; understand you’ve won by imposing fear

8. in 24 hours find someone else to feed alive to the insatiable maw of the right-wing smear machine
9. keep tabs on your target in case they attempt to resume life
10. if anyone points out hypocrisy, ignore it completely!
11. continue to capitalize on cowardice & cruelty
12. $$

oh i forgot 13!!! 13. wait for “polite” journalists to distance themselves from your target, knowing that the dual forces of fear and self-righteousness will conquer solidarity every single time

and 14. gloat! forever!

and 15. celebrate an opposition forever chastened by fear

16: appeal to eternal, specious “conservative victimhood,” casting twitter randos as cultural titans
17. really let loose with the abuse. have fun :) make em feel like their life was ripped open by birds of prey! no one— not companies, not colleagues — will stand in your way.

oh, and if this happens to you, DM me! here’s the short version of my spiel

https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev/status/1116499716911652864?s=21