zifnab25 [he/him, any] to the_dunk_tank • 11 months agoRon DeSantis Accepts Gavin Newsom's Challenge to Fox News Debateexternal-linkmessage-square35 fedilinkarrow-up150file-text
arrow-up150external-linkRon DeSantis Accepts Gavin Newsom's Challenge to Fox News Debatezifnab25 [he/him, any] to the_dunk_tank • 11 months agomessage-square35 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear21·11 months agoFox News, famously not a platform for Meatball Ron, who is starved for a platform. This is fascists giving a lib a platform. link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexagonhexbear11·11 months ago They're platforming the highest rated cable news outlet! versus We need to support Gavin Newsom because he's the most electable choice No matter who wins, we lose. link
minus-squareSacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]hexbear4·11 months agoOTOH, one of these ghouls is going to eat shit, so... At least we get a spectacle? link
minus-squareregul [any]hexbear5·11 months agoI meant by challenging him to a debate in the first place. link
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear13·edit-211 months agoYou can't platform somebody who has a way higher profile than you. If they agree to debate you, you are being elevated to a higher platform. Meatball is making national headlines basically every single day. Newsome is not. link
Fox News, famously not a platform for Meatball Ron, who is starved for a platform.
This is fascists giving a lib a platform.
versus
No matter who wins, we lose.
OTOH, one of these ghouls is going to eat shit, so...
At least we get a spectacle?
I meant by challenging him to a debate in the first place.
You can't platform somebody who has a way higher profile than you. If they agree to debate you, you are being elevated to a higher platform. Meatball is making national headlines basically every single day. Newsome is not.