And that's precisely the danger of social media. If he must reach his following through a (relatively) neutral third party (the main-stream media) that third pa

And that's precisely the danger of social media. If he must reach his following through a (relatively) neutral third party (the main-stream media) that third party can choose whether or not to pass that information on. If he always and at all times has unfettered access to a rabid following, there is no moderation, no mediation, and we get our current situation.