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ratchiweenie

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16. I think most progressives are smart people. The MAGAs want to

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2022, 12:24 PM

Dec 2022

influence the intellectual elites. When we all leave (which I did the day Musk took over), they have no one to preach to. Preaching to the choir is not very satisfying. No matter what Trump and his gang claim, they desperately want to be seen as smart and right and they care very much what smart people think. I believe Twitter will fail without Dems and Progressives.

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An interesting take on whether or not to ditch Twitter: [View all] Ocelot II Dec 2022 OP

Not sure I buy this idea, other right wing platforms have failed. If everybody leaves twitter it Kota Dec 2022 #1

We can only hope. Something is certain to appear to take its place. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #2

I think people actually wanting discussion and news can find other places, like here. Kota Dec 2022 #4

I agree. If want eyeballs for ad revenue driving away Normals is...highly illogical! Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #6

Those two things seem to be mutually exclusive ok_cpu Dec 2022 #3

It does seem that way. But we're seeing what a lousy businessman he really is, Ocelot II Dec 2022 #5

That's my hope, at least. ok_cpu Dec 2022 #7

How does Fox & Fiends survive? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #22

Murdoch is a savvy businessman, is how. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #23

The Egoloon may think he can out-fox the Fascist Oligarch eXtremists' network. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #25

I don't buy this idea at all womanofthehills Dec 2022 #8

I think twitter is the biggest tool for republicans, it's easy for them. Democrats have other tools, Kota Dec 2022 #9

I don't know whether you're speaking from the standpoint of someone who Emrys Dec 2022 #14

Yes, dems prevail on twitter, but for maga republicans it's a Kota Dec 2022 #21

Agree, womanofthehills. Twitter has always averaged out liberal, Hortensis Dec 2022 #13

I think I disagree. Let them have their hell-hole. Thou shalt be known by the social media thou Martin68 Dec 2022 #10

That's where I landed ok_cpu Dec 2022 #12

I recced this article, but I think anyone who looks for consistency Emrys Dec 2022 #11

Normal is the majority of the population Trenzalore Dec 2022 #15

I think most progressives are smart people. The MAGAs want to ratchiweenie Dec 2022 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author ratchiweenie Dec 2022 #17

Great minds have long pondered the question of "the greatest good for the greatest number" sanatanadharma Dec 2022 #18

But.... NQAS Dec 2022 #19

It's kinda frustrating to watch Torchlight Dec 2022 #20

I don't see the take as very interesting. Caliman73 Dec 2022 #24

So twitter becomes another backwater, like Breitbart. Big deal. marble falls Dec 2022 #26