I’ve been on the fence about this. On one hand I totally understand what you’re saying, and the bullhorn stunt was definitely not a net positive for our cause. But at the same time, we can’t forget that people like HT are human, and are not always going to be strategically perfect in every action they take. We’ve all done things in the heat of the moment that were stupid, that didn’t serve us well, even though it felt right at the time. The point is that even though someone has a large reach doesn’t mean that they are any different than any of us. They are human too. Also, handing out flyers is not a major marketing expense. It maybe costed $15 at FedEx Kinko’s . So I’m not gonna jump to any conclusions yet
I saw what they did to the OWS movement, to Bitcoin/Crypto. It's exactly the same thing. What really did it for me was the eventual mainstream coverage. If this guy was really a dissident, there wouldn't be any. He's not. He's a character actor.
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