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Not until these supposed "good activists" loudly and vociferously throw these toxic people out, and under the bus (and very publicly). Until that happens, they
by yucky 4y ago
Not until these supposed "good activists" loudly and vociferously throw these toxic people out, and under the bus (and very publicly). Until that happens, they are mucking around in the same mud as the pigs, which makes them indistinguishable.
- api 4y agoI've heard a number of Christians talk about how many of them dislike people like Pat Robertson. Why don't they speak up? Sometimes they do, but they don't have media empires. Lunatics and fanatics and grifters are always the loudest and their messages have the highest virality. They maximize engagement. After all, here we are talking about them. We're not talking about the sane people.
- yucky 4y ago> I've heard a number of Christians talk about how many of them dislike people like Pat Robertson. Why don't they speak up? Couldn't tell you, I'm not a religious person. But I agree that these "warriors" for social justice are grifters just like the Pat Robertson's of the world.
- api 4y ago... and just like LibsOfTikTok and Tim Poole and all the rest of those kind. They're all professional trolls that farm controversy for money. They've always existed but social media has just opened up the professional troll career to a lot more independent entrants.
- jquery 4y agoWhy is “good activists” in quotes when the entire NYT article is about these good activists (and indeed, the very act of getting such an article published in the NYT is as close to “throwing them out” as we have in our society)..
- yucky 4y agoHow does it go? Silence is violence or something? They didn't call it out from day one, then the purity test they would apply to others applies to them. Simple as that, right?
- jquery 4y ago“the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: ‘theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile. you fucking moron’” - @dril