Gregory Beaver
1 min readMar 23, 2017

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Let’s see, clickbait headline, check. Incendiary rhetoric, check. Unverifiable conspiracy claims, check. Kernel of truth to make it seem like the article is wholly truthful, check.

Congratulations!! You’ve successfully appropriated the Breitbart model of yellow journalism!

Now let’s take a step back. Perhaps we can do something productive to deflate the power of the GOP and Trump? What could that be? By using their tactics of manipulation and half truths? Or could there be an alternative that is more effective? Remember, the people who need convincing are not liberal zealots. They are ordinary Americans. If you truly believe in the cause, it would be more wise to talk to some of them and figure out how to speak their language. Have suspicion Russia is colluding to control us? Do some journalism and prove it. No innuendo. Facts. Bring that truth to light and I guarantee you the GOP would impeach. Nobody wants a foreign government to control us, even the most rabid right winger is still an American.

Or you can continue preaching to the tiny ultra-liberal choir. Your choice.

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Gregory Beaver

cellist of the Chiara String Quartet, frontend developer and more