1/2 One of the main ways the far right has weaponized Twitter: by identifying effective liberal opponents and mobilizing an army of hateful parrots to attack and harass them, often by the hundreds or thousands. Criticize one of the main far right Twitter personalities and …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 21, 2017
2/2 you’re likely to find your mentions absolutely swamped with ugly hateful attacks, so many that Twitter becomes worthless until it subsides.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 21, 2017
One of the first right wing demagogues to use this technique to shut down his enemies: Andrew Breitbart. He pioneered this method because he understood how easily led the degraded right wing base is.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 21, 2017