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Unfortunately, due to people and the media responding to Westboro's antics, they have made themselves into a household name. They have accomplished what they s
by sixQuarks 14y ago
Unfortunately, due to people and the media responding to Westboro's antics, they have made themselves into a household name. They have accomplished what they set out to do. It takes millions of dollars to get this much publicity.
- Tyrant505 14y agoI typed and deleted, "Not sure negative publicity helps a church." But, now thinking, the members of said church might further be loyal because of the attention and feel they have to defend and push harder in the face of protest.
- bunderbunder 14y agoI'm not sure they accomplished what they set out to do at all. The more opposition to gay rights can be associated with over-the-top hate groups like these, the more people will associate opposition to gay rights with foamy-mouth bigotry. Most people don't want to be like antisocial foamy-mouth bigots, and their desire to not be like them will have some influence on their opinions vis-a-vis the favorite issues of the group they don't want to be like. Perhaps they really did have no goal beyond getting on TV. But assuming they actually do want to spread an anti-gay message, I suspect their being on TV is actually accomplishing the opposite.