Part of the goal is not just to get every conservative fired as soon as they're hired by a MSM outlet, but to (1) show future employers that they'll have to weather a s***storm for every such hire and (2) start the conservative out on thin ice.
The angriest man in the room wins.
The angriest man in the room wins.
The ultimate goal is to de-normalize every conservative - especially those who are not pro-Trump. To make it seem as if conservative ideas are "controversial" but no left-wing idea is.
This is not about persuasion or engagement; it never is. It's about using anger and organization to shout down, defund, and drive out opposing viewpoints.
And yes, if you try to deprive half the country of public spokespeople, what do you get? You get people living in their own information silo & flocking to belligerent populists rather than people who deploy reason & evidence but can't get heard.
I'm personally a "meet speech with speech and argument with argument" guy, and it really is depressing, when you scratch even a little beneath the surface, how few liberals & progressives are willing to grant that in return.
