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Exaggeration and negative campaigns can work in the U.S., but as soon as "hyperbole" starts sounding like "crazy conspiracy theory" Americans tend to shut down.
by hvs 16y ago
Exaggeration and negative campaigns can work in the U.S., but as soon as "hyperbole" starts sounding like "crazy conspiracy theory" Americans tend to shut down. For the majority of Americans (contrary to the loudest voices in the political sphere), being outside of the "mainstream" is the kiss of death.
I say all of that as a libertarian member of the FSF who disagrees with the way that many of the FSF's campaigns are run.
- kmfrk 16y agoThat doesn't stop some big organizations from doing it, though. Just look at PETA.
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- hugh3 16y agoAnd it works just fine for PETA, assuming the purpose of PETA is raising money for PETA rather than preventing cruelty to animals. If PETA were sane like the ASPCA then there'd be no need for PETA to even exist.