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Part 1
So, basically, you created a thread and took a position which is in no way supported by facts or reality. Correct?
I'll go back to what I said originally:
What has she done to warrant all the media attention she gets? Unlike Trump, she hasn't made racist statements. Unlike Trump, she hasn't flagrantly violated the law. Unlike Trump, she hasn't shoved her wealth in people's faces.
The more accurate way to paint what is happening is that the right wing media is focusing obsessively on her, for reasons I still haven't understood.
And you STILL can't answer what she has done to warrant all the media attention and she has done nothing in the same way as Trump. Your position, which I assume is similar to the author's, is completely divorced from reality.
Then how did you manage to screw it up so badly?There wasn't much to "comprehend."
And I replied based on your summary. So, again, did you post a summary omitting the most important details? If so, how come?I posted to you what I did because the article answers all your questions.
I'm sorry, I'm not in the habit of seeing people start threads where the main idea of the article isn't contained in the opening post. It's actually rather poor thread etiquette.You'd know this if you'd read the article rather than only my post.
When have you ever given me cause to think differently? This isn't our first discussion. Shall I remind you of the time you accused another poster of doing nothing but posting partisan comments in a thread started by a poster who continually started racist threads, threads you claimed to not have ever seen even though I linked you to many of them?But okay, I'll answer despite your insinuating that I'm generally dishonest.
Please point me to three examples of Donald Trump joining common people in protesting, since that was the premise of the thread. Three examples. Thanks.One recent example of Ocasio-Cortez creating media attention was her joining the protestors outside of Pelosi's office.
But that's not her seeking attention, that's her receiving attention, which is not like Donald Trump. And that was the premise of your thread.She does make uninformed or silly comments fairly frequently (the article offers examples) which create attention too.
So...not taking a page out of Trump's playbook, right?And if you're keeping up, you know that she isn't wealthy like Trump.
So, basically, you created a thread and took a position which is in no way supported by facts or reality. Correct?
Yes, I'm well aware she gets media attention, but that is not taking a page out of Trump's playbook, as I said. In other words, you (and I guess the author) are literally making things up which are completely divorced from reality.From the article you couldn't bother to read: "The head of the DNC not long ago referred to her as 'the future of the Democratic party.' She’s received fawning, glowing-to-the-point-of-incandescent coverage from the mainstream media and outsized critical attention from Fox News and other right-leaning outlets."
From your Opening Post:Did you notice that Goldberg is talking about the outsized attention she is receiving from both lefties and righties? This is key to his point, which has escaped you. It's not just right-leaners who are focusing obsessively on her. It's not just right-wing media paying attention to her. One reason, as Goldberg notes, is that she frequently says silly and untrue things. If you'd like examples, read the article.
But NOTHING you have provided even comes close to suggests AOC has "appropriated" any techniques of Trump, especially since the tone of your OP suggests it is being done intentionally. Which is what I said from the very beginning. And if the best evidence you have is that she has done things completely different from Trump which just happen to generate media attention, then you have nothing at all.You said:Ocasio-Cortez is taking advantage of this and is playing for suckers both those who leap to criticize and those who reflexively rush to defend her:
Ocasio-Cortez, wittingly or not, has appropriated a technique mastered by President Trump.
Trump prefers positive attention, but he’ll take negative attention over no attention every time, in part because he knows his supporters will intensify their dedication to him in response to allegedly unfair attacks. AOC is doing the same thing. By forcing partisans to take sides, she generates controversy. Controversy attracts media attention. Media attention generates even more controversy. And so on.
As with Trump, sometimes she clearly knows what she’s doing
I'll go back to what I said originally:
What has she done to warrant all the media attention she gets? Unlike Trump, she hasn't made racist statements. Unlike Trump, she hasn't flagrantly violated the law. Unlike Trump, she hasn't shoved her wealth in people's faces.
The more accurate way to paint what is happening is that the right wing media is focusing obsessively on her, for reasons I still haven't understood.
And you STILL can't answer what she has done to warrant all the media attention and she has done nothing in the same way as Trump. Your position, which I assume is similar to the author's, is completely divorced from reality.
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