Super interesting.

so i’ve noticed this weird trend in the comments section of reddit and youtube political content:

• Summer: “It’s surprising how progressive the Biden campaign has become. Biden’s policies are the most progressive ever”
• Summer-Fall: “we need to win an absolutely big landslide, people. So that Trump can’t try to twist the results in the courts. Don’t be complacent. Let’s vote.”

I felt revulsed at the Summer comments and also that the online climate had suddenly changed like this, and sensed some public opinion manipulation campaign by mainstream democrats. Different from Trump supporters’ because it’s not completely false. (Biden’s team has been working with the more progressive alternatives), but this enthusiasm thing.. idk man.

Now the Fall one is interesting. It’s asking voters to be strategic thinkers, but the strategy being asked doesn’t quite squarely connect with the call to action. “We need to win a landslide, so we need more voters than we normally need” – is what people would discuss in a national campaign office. But to tell the average voter/youtube viewer about this strat.. idk how this will motivate people to action. A lot of times, when you show people a big purely electoral vision and ask them to do a tiny thing to act on it, people feel a disconnect and don’t do anything, I think. I hope this one does though.