I reject Donald Trump’s America, and I reject whoever would replace it with this.
First, this is how you get Trump re-elected. That’s the immediate strategic problem. Walking around with these Internet-connected cameras we increasingly perform for is the deeper issue. I sincerely pray that no one ever approaches me like this when I’m out eating with my family.
Here's a fuller clip with clear audio. This is insane. And no one comes to the defense of the person being swarmed on, who has done nothing to deserve this. This is cult behavior. This is what a moral panic powered by technology looks like:
This would be a tragedy if it happened to the wrong person on the wrong day. I don't understand what kind of world people are hoping to create.
This is extraordinary:
A lot of people are dismissing this video as outlier behavior. But it's more like the visual representation of the milder coercion that is happening all over the place now. This is just the superlative form of the constant pressure exerted on people to get in line and conform.
