2. So, let's review. Cop is killed in horrible manner. Undergraduate with less than 100 follower makes ham-fisted tweet about it.
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3. To anyone who has a shred of literacy intent of tweet is clear: to compare cops death with civilians killed by cops who get get slimed
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4. Was original tweet tasteless? Sure. Falls under the category of "too soon" comedy.
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5. But tweet was quickly deleted. And tweeter -- a private citizen remember -- treated as enemy of the public by Breitbart.
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6. Now there are thousands of comments on Breitbart & elsewhere insulting original tweeter. Many insults focus on her weight.
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7. Breitbart is easy to dismiss. But mark this: there is a vast industry of centrist liberals & rightwingers constantly decrying PC & SJW
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8. Will any of the professional anti-PC people and anti-SJW people see this as an example of rightwing PC and outrage culture?
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@StephenMarche I do see it as the same thing but my point is that this sort of stuff usually isn't seen as PC, which it is.3 replies 2 retweets 1 like
@StephenMarche Agree that core is tribalism -- creation of identity boundaries, strengthened by social media & tech.
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@stephenmarche@heerjeet Tribalism runs extremely deep in human nature, it seems. Who is not (at times? often?) a victim of its power?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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