> platforms which distribute more criticisms of US policy to more people on a daily basis than most revolutionary subversive movements manage in their entire hi

> platforms which distribute more criticisms of US policy to more people on a daily basis than most revolutionary subversive movements manage in their entire history This characterization of dissent is highly misleading. Dissent should be thought of as speech that the powerful interest actually wants to suppress. In the US, our powerful interests love speech such as "Trump is a clown" or "Obama is not a US citizen" because they are nonsense issues that have nothing to do with policy, yet they animate voters effectively. To the powerful interests, the ideal electorate is one that is deeply passionate about issues that pose no threat to the status quo. To use a more specific example, much campaign funding is raised by rallying groups to donate based on issues that are unlikely to result in policy change.