That's a genuine question, by the way. Is it that you think this sort of micro-activism makes a difference?
If you're on the Left, & 95% of your followers are on the Left, what's your motivation in constantly sharing say anti-Trump material?
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I don't take twitter seriously, but I'd much rather tweet stuff I know a good proportion of my followers will find disagreeable.
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And I'm certainly not going to do this thing where people tweet about how wonderful their followers are. Many of you are probably wankers!
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I definitely am.
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I've unfollowed ppl signaling constantly "I hate Trump" to everyone else who hates Trump-Bet it feels good but it's ineffectual/annoying
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I don't consider myself "on the Left" but I do this a lot, mainly to remind people that none of this is normal.
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Posting anti-trump stuff to people who already are against trump is potentially useful to prompt followers to do something (call, protest).
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To keep their secret liking of Trump at bay
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People love an echo chamber. It's comfortable not to have your beliefs challenged. I believe that only dead fish swim with the current.
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They don't always do it strategically. Just enjoy talking about things they care about.
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If it's legit Trump behaving terribly then it's for the remaining 5% obvs
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