I think @pixelgeek means that politicians will always bandwagon a story that has momentum in order to maximize its utility. It sounds like they are challenging

I think @pixelgeek means that politicians will always bandwagon a story that has momentum in order to maximize its utility. It sounds like they are challenging Greenwald's narrative that Democrats are doing this explicitly to silence opponents, but that they have good faith issues with the willful amplification of disinformation on FB.