This is a good lesson for the Internet and especially Twitter:
(1) Don't equate policy criticism with attacking identities. This is the problem with identity politics. Real policy discussion is off-limits.
(1) Don't equate policy criticism with attacking identities. This is the problem with identity politics. Real policy discussion is off-limits.
https://twitter.com/iimigofficial/status/1370855048683618309
(2) You could do what you wanted without tagging Carlson. You could have posted exactly what you did, with the same pictures. But...
...that means your tweets might not have gone viral, which was the real goal.
...that means your tweets might not have gone viral, which was the real goal.
(3) Be aware that people disagree with you in good faith. They're not villains because you don't agree. But...
...you can't cancel people if you don't accuse them of extreme moral violations. You won't get the dopamine rush of ruining someone's life.
...you can't cancel people if you don't accuse them of extreme moral violations. You won't get the dopamine rush of ruining someone's life.
(4) Persuasion is better than canceling.
Dirty little secret: When your response to a political point is not to refute it but to attack the other person, it makes your own side clap and convinces the undecided that you have no defense.
Dirty little secret: When your response to a political point is not to refute it but to attack the other person, it makes your own side clap and convinces the undecided that you have no defense.
(5) Stop using your "platform" to project your politics. All it does is ruin your...ahem...brand and persuades nobody.
Why? We're too used to celebrities, institutions, and social media interns opining on every issue under the sun, but only with the approved point of view. /end
Why? We're too used to celebrities, institutions, and social media interns opining on every issue under the sun, but only with the approved point of view. /end
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