“The Erica Marsh account shows how ‘rage baiting’ remains a powerful way to win attention and score political points”

  • ravheim@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    She’s been especially popular with conservatives, who promoted her as a perfect symbol of how overly theatric and inane progressives can be — like when she attacked the Supreme Court’s affirmative-action decision last week by saying “no Black person will be able to succeed in a merit-based system.” The tweet was viewed more than 27 million times.

    There had to be signs before it got this far…had to be. Any word yet on who (or what group) was behind the account? This is like that “liberal leaning” TikTok account that was exposed as being faked. I’m very careful of quoting or up voting any emotionally charged hot-takes on things, especially when I agree with them. It’s hard to tell when people are acting in good faith these days.

    • The Doctor@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      There were - how over the top the account was. That birbsite account was the equivalent of a stalking horse in a political campaign - somebody who pretends to be on the same side as a candidate but is so far out there that they make the real candidate look bad.