So it’s the 2nd annual women’s march. In 2017 it flooded all media. This year barely a ripple. And I see it’s dissolved into internecine controversy about hats and a why-isn’t-it-bigger story about Trump’s magazine spanking. There’s a lesson here, but damned if I know what it is
And note, to take the NYT as an example, there’s been endless op-eds, exposes, coverage. The only thing missing has been a grand narrative. Without that, there’s no way to trace diff between the 2017 and 2018 other than stats of number of women running, number of men taken down
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Number of men taken down has nothing to do with anything. If you're referring to
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In the absence of a natural story, the only thing people can do is keep some sort of score. Men taken down, seats won in Congress under a banner.
#Occupy had the same problem. It’s why “movements” on the Left generally gain less traction than on the Right. Cf. Lakoff model - Show replies
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