Yup. And beyond the testing ground piece, lots of people do change their political opinions based on what they read online. So there's a direct effect, too.
To add to this -- this is why communists should be practicing, editing, re-editing and re-re-editing their rhetoric online.
On reddit when you find something that works, a specific style of phrasing things, a specific presentation method -- that will work over and over and over again.
Save what works. Re-use it. Edit it and edit again. Improve it.
Yes. And anyone that disagrees with that has to explain how fascists grew without the internet. They very clearly built themselves on it successfully, and continue to do so.
Yup. And beyond the testing ground piece, lots of people do change their political opinions based on what they read online. So there's a direct effect, too.
To add to this -- this is why communists should be practicing, editing, re-editing and re-re-editing their rhetoric online.
On reddit when you find something that works, a specific style of phrasing things, a specific presentation method -- that will work over and over and over again.
Save what works. Re-use it. Edit it and edit again. Improve it.
Yes. And anyone that disagrees with that has to explain how fascists grew without the internet. They very clearly built themselves on it successfully, and continue to do so.