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"Pro-Administration propaganda organ?" Before the election, it was a useful propaganda organ. A decade from now, I think it will be seen as a record of the th
by username223 9y ago
"Pro-Administration propaganda organ?" Before the election, it was a useful propaganda organ. A decade from now, I think it will be seen as a record of the thoughts of a senile old man who somehow became the leader of a large and powerful nation.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> Before the election, it was a useful propaganda organ. It's always before an election.
- username223 9y agoNot always (see Russia), but Trump recognized Twitter's power while Clinton did not. I don't expect that asymmetry to happen again; either both candidates will hire Twitter teams, or Twitter will go out of business.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> I don't expect that asymmetry to happen again; With Twitter granting preferential status to “world leaders” not available to others including internal critics and challengers to such leaders, asymmetry no longer needs to occur as a matter of candidate recognition, because it's baked in as a matter of Twitter policy. Even if such privileged were granted to official challengers, there would be a by-policy assymetric, because in practice political debate which affects election outcomes is continuous, not just during particular phases of the electoral cycle.