Thread by @LDS_Dems

I have been thinking about what protest and resistance should look like in the Trump era and I think I have it figured out.

We need to turn the tables on Right Wing Media and flood their channels with truth relentlessly.

Here is what I mean

First of all, we need to realize right now that the old methods of protest will not work.

Filling the streets with signs and shouts will do nothing. If anything, Trump wants it because he can respond with police and try to look tough

And don't even get me started on acts of resistance that hurt normal working people like shutting down highways or blocking airports.

That nonsense will make enemies of everyone of our allies.

Where Republicans have an advantage is a massive media ecosystem that has millions of people locked into a Fox News Cinematic Universe.

The entire way they see the world is shaped by that universe and for the most part, Democrats have ignored it, to our detriment.

Democrats have always tried to take some fictitious moral high ground that makes it seem like going on Fox News is an endorsement of Fox News.

We need to cut that crap out. The best way to protest Trump is to get our message everywhere, ESPECIALLY on right wing news.

So what does that mean for the Democratic Party?

They need to flood conservative channels with Democrats. Get Pete Buttigieg on Fox News every freaking night.

Get Bernie doing NewsNation town halls.

Get Josh Shapiro on Ben Shapiros show.

AOC on Rogan

Get them everywhere.

Every member of Congress should make it a goal to get on every local conservative radio show as often as possible.

Learn to take some punches and learn to dish them out.

Conservatives, for all their flaws, are usually very open to this. Look at Jessica Tarlov on Fox News. She is there every night and is probably the only Democrat most MAGA folks ever actually listen to.

She needs help, though.

We need to flood the zone with people like her

Use the Conservative apparatus against them. Put people on all the time, even if you lose a debate here and there.

Because if we actually believe our ideas are better, and they are, then we can survive and thrive in scrutiny

So what does that mean for you and me?

It means we can't retreat to our own bubble.

It means no Blue Sky. It means no silly moral stands against Twitter or Face book or whatever.

It means we need to flood their channels with truth. Stand up for what you believe in and don't back down.

Be willing to trade rhetorical punches and be relentless in pointing out when and where the GOP is wrong because it will be a target rich environment.

The GOP is winning because the GOP controls the means of communication.

But, their weakness is they love a good fight...so we should get in the ring.

Stand tall on their turf, not the streets, and start making a strong effective argument for our cause.

One addendum. Algorithms are driven by engagement. If I post and ten conservatives reply to disagree with me, then my post will be seen by more conservatives.

The more people who respond, the more the post is seen.

You hack the algorithm by getting Conservatives to respond

To put it another way, you get the honey when you poke the bear.

You draw attention to your ideas when you disagree with them to their faces--especially in an algorithm driven information economy.