The Libs Take To LinkedIn
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If you are on LinkedIn, you might have noticed that in the last few weeks, liberals have been posting anti-Trump content. They have taken over my feed, which has over 200k followers and many connections. I wonder if others have noticed. I have watched it happen over the last couple of months since Trump was inaugurated.
I have decided I’d challenge the libs in comments rather than shy away. I don’t think it’s time to hide in your shell. I do think it is time to take them on, head on. At this point in my life I also don’t have anything to lose.
It does no good any more to shy away from the fight. The Democrats right now are trying to astroturf false hope. Funny thing, Trump’s approval rating is going higher. Up 10% according to Eric Daugherty on X. My X feed shows a lot of liberal stuff too. Stolen Valor Walz is going around the country spending what is left of his campaign dollars to try and jumpstart a presidential campaign. Oily Newsome is doing podcasts and lying about his record. JB hiding his body behind a podium or only doing headshots on TV, lying about his record.
Rahm Emanuel is trying to rehabilitate himself and prepare for a Presidential run, which is hilarious given his track record. He wasn’t a great mayor of Chicago, but looks really good compared to Lightfoot and the current Marxist. By the way, Rahm wasn’t an investment banker. It was a done deal he got to headline. He saved Clinton’s Presidency, and that was the payoff. Besides, even I cuss better.
I find it interesting that the libs have taken to LinkedIn instead of other platforms. Maybe it’s because they have the impression that there is some gravitas on LinkedIn? It was never political. It was always just a megaphone. It’s convenient to see a resume and put a face to a name. But, the connections are sort of meaningless. There are people I am connected to who aren’t even on LinkedIn. Additionally, when you look at my connections, do you know how strong they are?
The libs can vent on Bluesky. I am not on that network and won’t be joining. I don’t need another echo chamber. I tried new social networks as they rolled out in the early 2000s. Only two became worthwhile, Facebook and Twitter. Three if you consider LinkedIn a social network. Google+ failed, and so many others failed. When Twitter sucked, I tried Gab and Parler. Parler had a chance until Amazon killed it.
I don’t think it makes sense to start a new social network, but if someone wants to compete, it is welcome. There are too many network effects with the existing ones so it would be hard to dislodge them.
A crypto-based social network might be very interesting because it might change the economic incentives. However, as soon as it got any traction, the others would start their own crypto.
Interesting observations Mr Carter. I think you're right. I refuse to go quietly into the "good night". And after all the years of abuse for not agreeing with their orthodoxy I'm completely fed up. My wife has wished me to temper my comments for the sake of....
I had to stop the analogy cause I'm not sure what I was tempering my comments for. My liberal siblings who think I'm a Nazi? They're not worth it. My parents, who I promised to never turn my back on family? I'm good with that. The shite is hitting the fan, just not in a way my smug Marxist family members thought could ever be possible. I may seem angry but I'm totally comfortable in my knowing.
This comment is also related to the previous post, Window to The Weird and Hopelessly Lost.
There is a groundswell of anti-Trump activity going on all over the country and especially in places where non-Democrats are dominant. I'm pretty sure that some of it is astroturfed, at least the funding and publication of its activities, however there are also a lot of angry Democrats who know that they can misbehave without consequences.
Angry letters to the editor, taking over "townhall meetings", and just being generally annoying to their acquaintances, friends, and relatives are just some of the rhetorical devices in use. Always with the emotion and anger. The deeds that Trump et al are accused of having done almost always fake or else something we who voted for Trump actually wanted done anyway (like reducing fraud and corruption).
At the same time, there is an ongoing judicial takeover of the presidency. Rogue judges in judicial branch are attempting to curtail activities that are constitutionally defined as part of the executive branch's duties. Just this morning, "Democrat judge blocks deportation of Venezuelan terrorist gang members". Unfortunately, this coup seems to have been unexpected (thus far) and the longer its efforts are allowed to continue, the nastier will be the consequences when Trump et al push back against these judges.
The idea is to, at minimum, create FUD among the independents and the RINOs that will slow down the rate of the changes and prepare for 2026. The notion that merely electing Trump et al is enough is a dangerous vanity. The war, so to speak, is just beginning.